1 Corinthians 15:21–22
In Adam all die; in the Messiah all will be made alive
Study it word by word21For since through a man came death, also through a man has come the resurrection of the dead.
22For just as in Adam all die, so also in the Messiah all will be made alive.
In its context
19If we have hoped in the Messiah in this life only, we are more to be pitied than all people.
20But now the Messiah has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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23But each in his own order: the firstfruits, the Messiah; then those who belong to the Messiah at his coming;
24then the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has done away with every rule and every authority and power.
Its words in the original
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).
- θάνατοςthanatos· death
Death.
- ἀνάστασιςanastasis· resurrection
Resurrection: coming back to life after death.
- νεκρῶνnekrōn· dead
Dead.
- ὥσπερhōsper· just as
Just as, in the same way as.
- ἈδὰμAdam· Adam
Adam: the first man.
- ἀποθνῄσκουσινapothnēiskousin· die
Die.
- ΧριστῷChristōi· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- ζῳοποιηθήσονταιzōiopoiēthēsontai· give life
Give life, make alive; restore to life.