1 Corinthians 15:23
New International Version
But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.

New Living Translation
But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.

English Standard Version
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.

Berean Standard Bible
But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

Berean Literal Bible
But each in the own order: Christ the firstfruit, then those of Christ at His coming,

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

New King James Version
But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

New American Standard Bible
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,

NASB 1995
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,

NASB 1977
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,

Legacy Standard Bible
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming.

Amplified Bible
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s [own will be resurrected with incorruptible, immortal bodies] at His coming.

Christian Standard Bible
But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; afterward, at his coming, those who belong to Christ.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; afterward, at His coming, those who belong to Christ.

American Standard Version
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.

Contemporary English Version
But we must each wait our turn. Christ was the first to be raised to life, and his people will be raised to life when he returns.

English Revised Version
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This will happen to each person in his own turn. Christ is the first, then at his coming, those who belong to him [will be made alive].

Good News Translation
But each one will be raised in proper order: Christ, first of all; then, at the time of his coming, those who belong to him.

International Standard Version
However, this will happen to each person in the proper order: first the Messiah, then those who belong to the Messiah when he comes.

Majority Standard Bible
But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

NET Bible
But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.

New Heart English Bible
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ's, at his coming.

Webster's Bible Translation
But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Weymouth New Testament
But this will happen to each in the right order--Christ having been the first to rise, and afterwards Christ's people rising at His return.

World English Bible
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and each in his proper order: Christ, a first-fruit, afterward those who are the Christ’s in His coming,

Berean Literal Bible
But each in the own order: Christ the firstfruit, then those of Christ at His coming,

Young's Literal Translation
and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,

Smith's Literal Translation
And each in his own order: the first fruit Christ; then they of Christ in his arrival.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But every one in his own order: the firstfruits Christ, then they that are of Christ, who have believed in his coming.

Catholic Public Domain Version
but each one in his proper order: Christ, as the first-fruits, and next, those who are of Christ, who have believed in his advent.

New American Bible
but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ;

New Revised Standard Version
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they who belong to Christ at his coming.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Each person in his order; The Messiah was the first fruits; after this, those who are The Messiah's at his arrival.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
but each in his own order; Christ the first-fruit, afterward, those who are Christ's at his coming.

Godbey New Testament
But each one in his own rank: Christ the first-fruit; then they who are Christ's, at His coming:

Haweis New Testament
But every one in his own rank: Christ the first-fruit; afterwards those that are Christ?s at his appearing.

Mace New Testament
but every one in proper order: Christ has the precedence, next they who were Christians shall rise at his advent.

Weymouth New Testament
But this will happen to each in the right order--Christ having been the first to rise, and afterwards Christ's people rising at His return.

Worrell New Testament
but each in his own rank; Christ, the First-fruit; then those who are Christ's at His coming.

Worsley New Testament
But each in their proper order: the first-fruits, Christ; afterwards they that are Christ's, at his coming.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Order of Resurrection
22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, 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.…

Cross References
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

Philippians 3:20-21
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

John 5:28-29
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Matthew 24:30-31
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Acts 26:23
that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

Revelation 20:4-6
Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. / The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection. / Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

Job 19:25-27
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!

Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

Ezekiel 37:12-14
Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”


Treasury of Scripture

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

every.

1 Corinthians 15:20
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Isaiah 26:19
Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep…

they.

1 Corinthians 3:23
And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

2 Corinthians 10:7
Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

Galatians 3:29
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

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1 Corinthians 15
1. By Christ's resurrection,
12. he proves the necessity of our resurrection,
16. against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.
21. The fruit,
35. and the manner thereof;
51. and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.














But each in his own turn
This phrase emphasizes the orderly sequence in God's divine plan. The Greek word for "turn" (τάγματι, tagmati) suggests a military order or rank, indicating that God has a structured and purposeful plan for resurrection. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and orderliness, as seen throughout Scripture, where God is not a God of chaos but of peace and order (1 Corinthians 14:33).

Christ, the firstfruits
The term "firstfruits" (ἀπαρχή, aparchē) is deeply rooted in Old Testament practices, where the first portion of the harvest was offered to God as a sign of the full harvest to come (Leviticus 23:10-11). By calling Christ the "firstfruits," Paul is affirming that Jesus' resurrection is the first of many, guaranteeing the future resurrection of believers. This concept is a cornerstone of Christian hope, as it assures us that just as Christ was raised, so too will all who belong to Him.

then at His coming
The Greek word for "coming" (παρουσία, parousia) is often used in the New Testament to refer to the second coming of Christ. This event is a central tenet of Christian eschatology, where Jesus will return in glory to judge the living and the dead. The anticipation of Christ's return is meant to inspire believers to live holy and godly lives, as they await the fulfillment of God's promises.

those who belong to Him
This phrase identifies the group of people who will be resurrected at Christ's coming. The Greek word for "belong" (οἱ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, hoi tou Christou) indicates possession and relationship. It underscores the intimate connection between Christ and His followers, who are described elsewhere in Scripture as His body, His bride, and His flock. This relationship is established through faith in Jesus and is marked by a life transformed by His Spirit. The assurance of resurrection is a promise to those who are in Christ, highlighting the security and hope found in belonging to Him.

(23) But every man in his own order.--Or, literally, in his own troop. There is to be a sequence in the resurrection of the dead, and St. Paul explains this by the three groups:--(1) Christ Himself, the firstfruits; (2) the faithful in Christ at His coming; (3) all the rest of mankind at the end, when the final judgment takes place. The interval between these latter two, as to its duration, or where or how it will be spent, is not spoken of here. The only point the Apostle has to treat of is the order of the resurrection. (See 1Thessalonians 4:13; 1Thessalonians 4:17; Revelation 20)

Verse 23. - In his own order. The word in classic Greek means "a cohort." Here it must either mean "rank" or be used as in St. Clement ('Ad. Corinthians,' 1:37), in the sense of "order of succession." They that are Christ's. "The dead in Christ" (1 Thessalonians 4:16). At his coming. The word here used for the second Advent is Parousia, which means literally, presence. It is implied (apparently) both here and in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Revelation 20:5, that there shall be an interval - how long or how short we do not know - between this resurrection of the just and the final resurrection. But all the details are left dim and vague.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

each
Ἕκαστος (Hekastos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[his]
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

own
ἰδίῳ (idiō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

turn:
τάγματι (tagmati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5001: Rank, division, an ordered series. From tasso; something orderly in arrangement, i.e. a series or succession.

Christ
Χριστός (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

[the] firstfruits;
ἀπαρχὴ (aparchē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 536: From a compound of apo and archomai; a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. The first-fruit.

then
ἔπειτα (epeita)
Adverb
Strong's 1899: Then, thereafter, afterwards. From epi and eita; thereafter.

at
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

coming,
παρουσίᾳ (parousia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3952: From the present participle of pareimi; a being near, i.e. Advent; physically, aspect.

those
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

who belong to
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[Him].
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


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