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He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised out from <i>the</i> dead, <i>the</i> firstfruit of those having fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But now is Christ risen from the dead, <i>and</i> become the firstfruits of them that slept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But now Christ is risen from the dead, <i>and</i> has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the fact is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But now [as things really are] Christ has <i>in fact</i> been raised from the dead, [and He became] the first fruits [that is, the first to be resurrected with an incorruptible, immortal body, foreshadowing the resurrection] of those who have fallen asleep [in death].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as it is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Christ has been raised to life! And he makes us certain that others will also be raised to life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But now Christ has come back from the dead. He is the very first person of those who have died to come back to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the truth is that Christ has been raised from death, as the guarantee that those who sleep in death will also be raised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But at this moment the Messiah stands risen from the dead, the first one offered in the harvest of those who have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But now is Christ raised from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But, in reality, Christ *has* risen from among the dead, being the first to do so of those who are asleep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, Christ has risen out of the dead—He became the first-fruits of those sleeping,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised out from <i>the</i> dead, <i>the</i> firstfruit of those having fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead -- the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now Was Christ raised from the dead, he was the first fruits of those having died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But now Christ has risen again from the dead, as the first-fruits of those who sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But now we know Christ is risen from the dead and become the first-fruits of those who have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But now The Messiah is risen from among the dead and is the first fruits of those who sleep.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But now, Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those who slept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruit of them that slept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />But Christ is actually risen, as previous to those who were dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But, in reality, Christ *has* risen from among the dead, being the first to do so of those who are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But now hath Christ been raised from <i>the</i> dead, the First fruit of those who have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But now Christ is risen from the dead, <i>and</i> is become the first-fruits of them that slept:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=3392" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">The Order of Resurrection</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19</span>If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/3570.htm" title="3570: Nyni (Adv) -- A prolonged form of nun for emphasis; just now.">has indeed</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egēgertai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">been raised</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">the dead,</a> <a href="/greek/536.htm" title="536: aparchē (N-NFS) -- From a compound of apo and archomai; a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. The first-fruit.">the firstfruits</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of those who</a> <a href="/greek/2837.htm" title="2837: kekoimēmenōn (V-RPM/P-GMP) -- From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease.">have fallen asleep.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">21</span>For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-9.htm">Romans 6:9</a></span><br />For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-18.htm">Colossians 1:18</a></span><br />And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-23.htm">Acts 26:23</a></span><br />that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a></span><br />and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:14</a></span><br />For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">2 Timothy 1:10</a></span><br />And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a></span><br />who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-6.htm">Matthew 28:6</a></span><br />He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-5.htm">Luke 24:5-6</a></span><br />As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? / He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24</a></span><br />But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14-15</a></span><br />Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, / and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept.</p><p class="hdg">now.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-4.htm">1 Corinthians 15:4-8</a></b></br> And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: … </p><p class="hdg">the first-fruits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">1 Corinthians 15:23</a></b></br> But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/26-23.htm">Acts 26:23</a></b></br> That Christ should suffer, <i>and</i> that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></b></br> But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-3.htm">First</a> <a href="/romans/16-5.htm">Firstfruits</a> <a href="/romans/16-5.htm">First-Fruits</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-17.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">Reality</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-17.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/matthew/28-13.htm">Slept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-10.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/galatians/5-4.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">First</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">Firstfruits</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">First-Fruits</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-9.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-29.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Reality</a> <a href="/colossians/2-12.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-14.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Slept</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-1.htm">By Christ's resurrection,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">he proves the necessity of our resurrection, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-16.htm">against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">The fruit,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">and the manner thereof;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The resurrection is a historical event that is foundational to Christian doctrine, as it validates Jesus' divinity and the truth of His teachings. The resurrection is mentioned in all four Gospels and is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> and <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a>. The resurrection is also a demonstration of God's power over death, as seen in <a href="/romans/6-9.htm">Romans 6:9</a>, which states that death no longer has dominion over Him. The phrase "has indeed been raised" emphasizes the certainty and reality of this event, countering any claims that it was metaphorical or spiritual rather than physical.<p><b>the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep</b><br>The term "firstfruits" is a reference to the Old Testament practice of offering the first portion of the harvest to God, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10-11</a>. This offering was a sign of the full harvest to come and a pledge of the future abundance. In calling Christ the "firstfruits," Paul is indicating that Jesus' resurrection is the first of many, guaranteeing the future resurrection of all believers. The phrase "those who have fallen asleep" is a euphemism for death, used to convey the temporary nature of death for believers, as seen in <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-14</a>. This imagery reassures Christians that, just as Christ was raised, so too will they be raised to eternal life, as promised in <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a></b><br>Central figure in Christianity, whose resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith. His resurrection is described as the "firstfruits," indicating a promise of what is to come for believers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece where the Apostle Paul established a church. The letter to the Corinthians addresses various issues within the church, including misunderstandings about the resurrection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, who wrote to the church in Corinth to correct doctrinal errors and provide guidance on Christian living.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/resurrection.htm">Resurrection</a></b><br>The event of Christ rising from the dead, which is a pivotal event in Christian theology, signifying victory over sin and death.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/firstfruits.htm">Firstfruits</a></b><br>A term used in agricultural contexts to describe the first portion of the harvest, which is offered to God. In this context, it signifies Christ as the first to be raised, guaranteeing the future resurrection of believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_resurrection.htm">The Certainty of Resurrection</a></b><br>Christ's resurrection is a historical and spiritual reality that assures believers of their future resurrection. This certainty should strengthen our faith and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_firstfruits.htm">Christ as the Firstfruits</a></b><br>Just as the firstfruits in agriculture signify the beginning of the harvest, Christ's resurrection is the beginning of the resurrection of all believers. This should encourage us to live in anticipation of eternal life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_over_death.htm">Victory Over Death</a></b><br>The resurrection of Christ signifies victory over death, which is the last enemy. Believers can live without fear of death, knowing it has been conquered.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_the_resurrection.htm">Living in Light of the Resurrection</a></b><br>Understanding the resurrection should impact how we live daily, encouraging us to live holy and purposeful lives, knowing our labor in the Lord is not in vain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_grief.htm">Hope in Grief</a></b><br>For those who have lost loved ones in Christ, the resurrection provides hope and comfort, knowing that death is not the end.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_truly_overcome_death.htm">Did Jesus truly overcome death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_goth_culture.htm">What defines Christian Goth culture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_having_christian_swagger.htm">What defines having Christian swagger?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_christian_realism_theology.htm">What defines Christian Realism as a theological perspective?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">But now . . .</span>--From the hopeless and ghastly conclusion in which the hypothetical propositions of the previous verse would logically land us, the Apostle turns, with the consciousness of truth, to the hopeful faith to which a belief in the resurrection leads. It cannot be so. Now <span class= "ital">is</span> Christ risen from the dead. And that is no isolated fact. As the firstfruits were typical of the whole harvest (<a href="/context/leviticus/23-10.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you be come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest:">Leviticus 23:10-11</a>), so is Christ. He rose, not to the exclusion but to the inclusion of all Humanity. If St. Paul wrote this Epistle about the time of Passover (see <span class= "ital">Introduction,</span> and <a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm" title="Your glorying is not good. Know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?">1Corinthians 5:6</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/16-8.htm" title="But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.">1Corinthians 16:8</a>), the fact that the Paschal Sabbath was immediately followed by the day of offering of firstfruits may have suggested this thought.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20-28.</span> - <span class="accented">Results to be deduced from the fact of Christ's resurrection.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But now.</span> Since the supposition that Christ has not risen involves so many suppositions which you will rightly reject as absurd, we may assume the eternal fact that Christ has been raised. <span class="cmt_word">And become the firstfruits of them that slept.</span> As the wave sheaf (<a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10</a>), which was the firstfruits of the harvest, is also a pledge of the harvest, so Christ is the firstfruits and pledge of the resurrection of all mankind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Christos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{has} indeed</span><br /><span class="grk">Νυνὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Nyni)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3570.htm">Strong's 3570: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of nun for emphasis; just now.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">been raised</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγήγερται</span> <span class="translit">(egēgertai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] dead,</span><br /><span class="grk">νεκρῶν</span> <span class="translit">(nekrōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] firstfruits</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπαρχὴ</span> <span class="translit">(aparchē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_536.htm">Strong's 536: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of apo and archomai; a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. The first-fruit.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those who</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have fallen asleep.</span><br /><span class="grk">κεκοιμημένων</span> <span class="translit">(kekoimēmenōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2837.htm">Strong's 2837: </a> </span><span class="str2">From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 15:20 But now Christ has been raised (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>