But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s, at his coming.
- KJV But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
- NKJV But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.
- NASB But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
- NLT But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.
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Quick answer
Each is raised in order: Christ first, then His people at His coming. It matters because it sets the certain sequence of resurrection hope.
Overview
Paul explains the orderly timing of resurrection. Christ as first fruits has already risen, and those who belong to Him will be raised when He returns. This assures believers that their resurrection, though future, is securely fixed to Christ's second coming.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Isa 26:19Your 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.
- Gal 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
- 1 Cor 15:52in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
- 1 Cor 15:20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
- 1 Th 4:15–17By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
- 2 Cor 10:7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
- Gal 5:24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- 1 Th 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- 1 Cor 3:23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
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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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