What New Testament passages connect with the concept of firstfruits in Leviticus 23:9? New Testament Passages Connected to Firstfruits “20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.” • James 1:18: “He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.” • Romans 8:23: “And not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.” • Romans 11:16: “If the firstfruit is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.” “These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.” “You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts [firstfruits] in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints.” • Romans 16:5: “Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert [firstfruits] to Christ in the province of Asia.” • 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.” “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.” |
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