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22 For just as in[a] Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be given-life[b], 23 but each in his own order[c]: Christ the firstfruit; after-that[d] the ones of [e] Christ at His coming. 24 Then[f] comes the end— when He hands-over the kingdom to His God and Father, when He[g] has abolished all[h] rule and all authority and power.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:22 That is, in the sphere of, in connection with.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:22 That is, all bodies will be raised from the dead. This includes unbelievers, but they are not in view here. Or, just as all in Adam die, so also all in Christ will be given-life. In this case, Paul is comparing all humanity to all Christians, and ‘given-life’ has its full meaning.
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:23 Or, group, class, division, turn.
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:23 Or, then, next-in-order.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:23 That is, belonging to.
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:24 Or, Next.
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:24 That is, the Son (continuing from ‘He hands-over’); or, the Father (as described in v 26-28).
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:24 Or, every ruler and every authority.

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