1 Corinthians 15:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

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  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.
  • 1 Cor 15:23 : 23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
  • Col 1:18 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
  • Rom 8:11 : 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
  • 1 Cor 15:6 : 6 After that, He was seen by over five hundred brothers and sisters at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep.

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  • 1 Cor 15:12-19
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    12Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

    13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen:

    14And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is vain and your faith is also vain.

    15Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise if in fact the dead do not rise.

    16For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.

    17And if Christ is not risen, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

    18Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

    19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most miserable.

  • 1 Cor 15:21-23
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    21For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.

    22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

    23But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.

  • Rev 20:5-6
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    5But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

    6Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. On such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

  • 1 Cor 15:3-6
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    3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;

    4And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:

    5And that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:

    6After that, He was seen by over five hundred brothers and sisters at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Thess 4:13-16
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    13But I would not have you be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

    14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede those who are asleep.

    16For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

  • 1 Cor 15:42-45
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    42So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption:

    43It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.

    44It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

    45And so it is written, 'The first man Adam became a living being.' The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

  • Acts 13:30
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    30But God raised him from the dead:

  • Eph 5:14
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    14Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

  • 1 Cor 15:35
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    35But someone will say, 'How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?'

  • Rom 6:8-9
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    8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.

    9Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has dominion over Him.

  • 1 Pet 1:3
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    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  • Matt 27:52
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    52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep arose,

  • 1 Thess 5:10
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    10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

  • Rom 14:9
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    9For this reason Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

  • 1 Cor 15:51-53
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    51Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

    52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

    53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

  • 2 Cor 5:15
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    15And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for him who died for them and rose again.

  • Rom 8:11
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    11But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

  • Rom 6:5
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    5For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection.

  • 1 Cor 15:29
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    29Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?

  • Col 1:18
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    18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

  • 1 Pet 1:21
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    21Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • 2 Tim 1:10
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    10But is now revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

  • Acts 13:37
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    37But he whom God raised again saw no corruption.

  • Mark 16:2
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    2And very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun.

  • 2 Tim 2:18
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    18who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.

  • 1 Cor 15:55
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    55'O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?'

  • Matt 28:6
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    6He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

  • Acts 26:23
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    23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.