"For since by man {came} death, by man {came} also the resurrection of the dead." — 1 Corinthians 15:21

1 Corinthians 15:21 · KJV

“For since by man {came} death, by man {came} also the resurrection of the dead.”

— 1 Corinthians 15:21

Verse 20

But now is Christ risen from the dead, {and} become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Verse 22

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Corinthians 15 — Context

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, {and} become the firstfruits of them that slept.

For since by man {came} death, by man {came} also the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Cross References

John 11:25

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Romans 5:12-17

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: {for that: or, in whom}

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:22

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.