1 Corinthians 15:20-22

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

But Christ Has Been Raised As The Firstfruit of Those Yet To Be Raised

²⁰But now, Christ has been raised from the dead— the firstfruit^[a] of the ones having fallen-asleep. ²¹For since death came through a man, the resurrection of dead ones also came through a man. ²²For just as in^[b] Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be given-life^[c],

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1 Corinthians 15:20 Or, first-portion, representative.
1 Corinthians 15:22 That is, in the sphere of, in connection with.
1 Corinthians 15:22 That is, all bodies will be raised from the dead. This includes unbelievers, but they are not in view here. Or, just as all in Adam die, so also all in Christ will be given-life. In this case, Paul is comparing all humanity to all Christians, and ‘given-life’ has its full meaning.

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