1 Corinthians 15:23

1 Corinthians 15:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
• New International Version (NIV)But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:23

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. 22For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But 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. 25For Christ must reign [as King] until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

1 Corinthians 15:23 word by word

ἕκαστος δὲ ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ τάγματι· ἀπαρχὴ Χριστός, ἔπειτα οἱ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• his ownὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• orderτάγμαtagma · orderG5001
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• the firstfruitsἀπαρχήaparchē · firstfruitsG536
• afterwardἔπειταepeita · thenG1899
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:23

• 1 Corinthians 15:20But 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].
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; Their dead bodies will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy! For your dew is a dew of [celestial] light [heavenly, supernatural], And the earth will give birth to the spirits of the dead.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:15For we say this to you by the Lord’s [own] word, that we who are still alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede [into His presence] those [believers] who have fallen asleep [in death].
• 1 Corinthians 3:23and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:7You are looking [only] at the outward appearance of things. If anyone is confident that he is Christ’s, he should reflect and consider this, that just as he is Christ’s, so too are we.
• Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ [if you are in Him], then you are Abraham’s descendants, and [spiritual] heirs according to [God’s] promise.
• Galatians 5:24And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23But every man in his own order - The apostle mentions three orders here: Christ, who rose from the dead by his own power. Them that are Christ's; all his apostles, martyrs, confessors, and faithful followers. Then cometh the end, when the whole mass shall be raised. Whether this order be exactly what the apostle intends, I shall not assert. Of the first, Christ's own resurrection, there can be no question. The second, the resurrection of his followers…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23But every man - Everyone, including Christ as well as others. In his own order - In his proper order, rank, place, time. The word ́ tagmausually relates to military order or array; to the arrangement of a cohort, or band of troops; to their being properly marshalled with the officers at the head, and every man in His proper place in the ranks. Here it means that there was a proper “order” to be observed in the resurrection of the dead. And the design of…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. 2323. But every man in his own order--rather, "rank": the Greek is not in the abstract, but concrete: image from troops, "each in his own regiment." Though all shall rise again, let not any think all shall be saved; nay, each shall have his proper place, Christ first (Col 1:18), and after Him the godly who die in Christ (1Th 4:16), in a separate band from the ungodly, and then "the end," that is, the resurrection of the rest of the dead. Christian churches…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:23

• Body
• First Fruits
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Resurrection
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Adam
• 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