For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Parallel translations
- WEB For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
- BSB For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
- NKJV For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
- NASB For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
- NLT Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.
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Quick answer
As all in Adam die, so all in Christ will be made alive. It matters because resurrection life belongs to those united to Christ.
Overview
Paul contrasts two humanities defined by their head: all united to Adam share his death, and all united to Christ share His life. The 'all in Christ' refers to those belonging to Him, who will be raised to life. The verse highlights union with Christ as the means by which His people receive resurrection.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Rom 5:12–21Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
- 1 Cor 15:45–49And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
- John 5:21–29For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
- Gen 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
- Gen 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
- Gen 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
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Christ crucified is the wisdom and power of God; he is our Passover sacrificed for us, the firstfruits of resurrection, the foundation on which everything is built.
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