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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:22

20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, 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: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
• Genesis 2:17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
• Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because 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