1 Corinthians 15:17-26
New English Translation
17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins. 18 Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep[a] in Christ have also perished. 19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man,[b] the resurrection of the dead also came through a man.[c] 22 For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.[d] 24 Then[e] comes the end,[f] when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be eliminated is death.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:18 tn See the note on the word “asleep” in 15:6. This term is also used in v. 20.
- 1 Corinthians 15:21 tn Or “through a human being” (a reference to Adam).
- 1 Corinthians 15:21 tn Or “through a human being” (a reference to Jesus Christ).
- 1 Corinthians 15:23 tn Grk “then those who belong to Christ, at his coming.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:24 tn This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
- 1 Corinthians 15:24 tn Grk “then the end” or “then (is) the end.” Paul explains how the “end” relates to resurrection in vv. 25-28.
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