1 Corinthians 15:21–23
As death came through Adam, resurrection comes through the Messiah
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.
23But each in his own order: the firstfruits, the Messiah; then those who belong to the Messiah at his coming;
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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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.
25For he must reign until he has put all the enemies under his feet.
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.
- ἕκαστοςhekastos· each
Each, each one.
- ἰδίῳidiōi· own
One's own, his own.
- τάγματιtagmati· order, rank
Order, rank, the place assigned in a line.
- ἀπαρχὴaparchē· firstfruits
Firstfruits: the first part of the harvest, offered to God as a pledge of the whole.
- ἔπειταepeita· then, afterward
Then, afterward.
- παρουσίᾳparousiai· coming, presence
Coming, arrival and presence; it was said of a king's visit.