1 Corinthians 15:22

1 Corinthians 15:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
• New International Version (NIV)For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:22

20But now [as things really are] Christ has in fact 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]. 21For since [it was] by a man that death came [into the world], it is also by a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s [own will be resurrected with incorruptible, immortal bodies] at His coming. 24After that comes the end (completion), when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has made inoperative and abolished every ruler and every authority and power.

1 Corinthians 15:22 word by word

ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ πάντες ἀποθνῄσκουσιν, οὕτως καὶ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζῳοποιηθήσονται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Adamὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• AdamἈδάμAdam · AdamG76
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• shallζωοποιέωzōopoieō · to make aliveG2227

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:22

• 1 Corinthians 15:45So it is written [in Scripture], “The first man, Adam, became a living soul (an individual);” the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving spirit [restoring the dead to life].
• Genesis 2:17but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die [because of your disobedience].”
• Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
• John 5:21Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life [and allows them to live on], even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22For as in Adam - ( ̓ ͅ ̓ en tō Adam). By Adam; by the act, or by means of Adam; as a consequence of his act. His deed was the procuring cause, or the reason, why all are subjected to temporal death; see Genesis 3:19. It does not mean that all people became actually dead when he sinned, for they had not then an existence; but it must mean that the death of all can be traced to him as the procuring cause, and that his act made it certain that all that came…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-34Verses 20-34 All that are by faith united to Christ, are by his resurrection assured of their own. As through the sin of the first Adam, all men became mortal, because all had from him the same sinful nature, so, through the resurrection of Christ, shall all who are made to partake of the Spirit, and the spiritual nature, revive, and live for ever. There will be an order in the resurrection. Christ himself has been the first-fruits; at his coming, his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23Adam's sin contrasts with Christ's resurrection (compare 15:45–49).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. in Adam all--in union of nature with Adam, as representative head of mankind in their fall. in Christ ... all--in union of nature with Christ, the representative head of mankind in their recovery. The life brought in by Christ is co-extensive with the death brought in by Adam.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:22

• Adam
• Body
• Death
• Fall of Man
• Heredity
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Man
• Resurrection
• Wicked (People)
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings