1 Corinthians 15:20

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Acts 26:23

that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

1 Corinthians 15:23

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

1 Peter 1:3

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

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 set us free from our sins by His blood,

Romans 8:11

And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His Spirit who lives in you.

1 Corinthians 15:6

Then He appeared to over 500 brothers at one time;
most of them are still alive,
but some have fallen asleep.

Colossians 1:18

He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.

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Summary

1 Corinthians 15:20

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Now

1 Corinthians 15:4

General references

1 Corinthians 15:13

Bible References

Now

that He was buried,
that He was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures,

General references

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised;