KJV King James Version
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
WEB World English Bible
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
ASV American Standard Version
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 15
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὥσπερG5618 · hōsperjust asγὰρG1063 · garforἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἈδὰμG76 · AdamAdamπάντεςG3956 · pasallἀποθνῄσκουσιν,G599 · apothnēskōto dieοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)καὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστῷG5547 · ChristosChristπάντεςG3956 · pasallζῳοποιηθήσονται.G2227 · zōopoieōto make alive
Cross-references
Romans 5:12-21Wherefore, 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:1 Corinthians 15:45-49And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.John 5:21-29For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.Genesis 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.
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