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

21All people die because of what one man did. That was Adam. And it is because of another man that people can rise up after death to a new life. That is Christ. 22As people, all of us belong to Adam's family. So all of us must die. But all people who belong to Christ will live again after death. It is like this: First of all, Christ died and then he became alive again. Then, when Christ returns, his people will live again too. 24After that, the end of everything will happen. Christ will win against every ruler and power and authority. He will give the kingdom to God, the Father. God will rule over everything. 25Christ himself must rule as king until he has won against all his enemies.

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 it is really true that God raised Christ up after his death. He rose up to go to God in heaven. He was the first, so we know that believers who die will also rise up.
• Isaiah 26:19But Lord, your people who have died will live again. Their bodies will rise up from their graves. You people who live in the ground, wake up! Shout because you are happy. You bring new life to the earth, like dew that comes in the morning. Dead people will come up from the earth and they will live again.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:15We are telling you the message that the Lord has given to us. This is what will happen when the Lord returns. Those of us who are still alive will not go to meet the Lord first. We will not go before those people who have already died.
• 1 Corinthians 3:23you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:7Take a careful look at what is happening among you. If anyone is sure that he belongs to Christ, he should remember this: We also belong to Christ, just as he does.
• Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham. Because of that, you will receive all the good things that God promised to Abraham.
• Galatians 5:24We belong to Christ. As a result, we no longer obey our wrong human thoughts. We stop doing the bad things that our thoughts want us to do. It is like we have killed those thoughts on the cross.

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