But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Corinthians 15:20 in context
1 Corinthians 15:17–23
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If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
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Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
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If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
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But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
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For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.
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For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
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But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming.
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