1 Corinthians 15:22

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”

— WEB

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”

— KJV

“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Romans 5:12-21 "Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned."
1 Corinthians 15:45-49 "So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7 The last Adam became a life-giving spirit."
John 5:21-29 "For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires."
Genesis 2:17 "but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”"
Genesis 3:6 "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make on…"
Genesis 3:19 "By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust …"

Commentary

in Adam all--in union of nature with Adam, as representative head of mankind in their fall. in Christ . . . all--in union of nature with Christ, the representative head of mankind in their recovery. The life brought in by Christ is co-extensive with the death brought in by Adam.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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