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1 Cor 15 V1V3V5V7V9V11V13V15V17V19V21V23V25V27V29V31V33V35V37V39V41V43V45V47V49V51V53V55V57

Parallel 1 COR 15:20

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BI 1 Cor 15:20 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)But Messiah has indeed come back to life from the dead, leading the way for those who have passed away,

OET-LVBut now chosen_one/messiah has_been_raised from the_dead, first-fruit of_the ones having_been_fallen_asleep.

SR-GNTΝυνὶ δὲ ˚Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων.
   (Nuni de ˚Ⱪristos egaʸgertai ek nekrōn, aparⱪaʸ tōn kekoimaʸmenōn.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTBut now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of the ones having fallen asleep.

USTBut here is what is true: God has made the Messiah alive again, and he is the first of those who have died whom God will make alive again.

BSBBut Christ {has} indeed been raised from [the] dead, [the] firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

MSBBut Christ {has} indeed been raised from [the] dead [and] has become[fn] [the] firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.


15:20 CT does not include and has become.

BLBBut now Christ has been raised out from the dead, the firstfruit of those having fallen asleep.


AICNTBut now Christ has been raised from the dead, [[and become]][fn] the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.


15:20, and become: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

OEBBut, in truth, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are at rest.

WEBBEBut now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.

WMBBBut now Messiah has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.

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

LSVAnd now, Christ has risen out of the dead—He became the first-fruits of those sleeping,

FBVBut Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits[fn] of the harvest from those who have died.


15:20 The word “firstfruits” refers to the first sample of a harvest that was given as an offering to God, also seen as a guarantee of a successful harvest. Christ as the firstfruits therefore means he is both the initial harvest from the dead and the guarantee of their resurrection.

TCNTBut as it is, Christ has been raised from the [fn]dead; he has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.


15:20 dead; he has become 92.5% ¦ dead, CT 6.5%

T4TBut the truth is that Christ has been raised from the dead {that God has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and that guarantees/because of that, it is certain► [MET] that he will also cause those believers who have died [EUP] to become alive again.

LEBNo LEB 1 COR book available

BBEBut now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.

MoffNo Moff 1 COR book available

WymthBut, in reality, Christ *has* risen from among the dead, being the first to do so of those who are asleep.

ASVBut now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

DRABut now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep:

YLTAnd now, Christ hath risen out of the dead — the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

Drby(But now Christ is raised from among [the] dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.

RVBut now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.
   (But now hath/has Christ been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of them that are asleep. )

SLTAnd now Was Christ raised from the dead, he was the first fruits of those having died.

WbstrBut now is Christ raised from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.

KJB-1769But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
   (But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept. )

KJB-1611But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsNo Bshps 1 COR book available

GnvaBut nowe is Christ risen from the dead, and was made the first fruites of them that slept.
   (But now is Christ risen from the dead, and was made the first-fruits of them that slept. )

CvdlNo Cvdl 1 COR book available

TNTBut now is Christ rysen from deeth and is become the fyrst frutes of them that slept.
   (But now is Christ risen from death and is become the first fruits of them that slept. )

WyclNo Wycl 1 COR book available

LuthNo Luth 1 COR book available

ClVgNunc autem Christus resurrexit a mortuis primitiæ dormientium,
   (now however Christ resurrexit from mortuis first_fruits they_will_sleepium, )

UGNTνυνὶ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων.
   (nuni de Ⱪristos egaʸgertai ek nekrōn, aparⱪaʸ tōn kekoimaʸmenōn.)

SBL-GNTΝυνὶ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἀπαρχὴ τῶν ⸀κεκοιμημένων.
   (Nuni de Ⱪristos egaʸgertai ek nekrōn, aparⱪaʸ tōn ⸀kekoimaʸmenōn.)

RP-GNTΝυνὶ δὲ χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἐγένετο.
   (Nuni de ⱪristos egaʸgertai ek nekrōn, aparⱪaʸ tōn kekoimaʸmenōn egeneto.)

TC-GNTΝυνὶ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων [fn]ἐγένετο.
   (Nuni de Ⱪristos egaʸgertai ek nekrōn, aparⱪaʸ tōn kekoimaʸmenōn egeneto. )


15:20 εγενετο 92.5% ¦ — CT 6.5%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

15:20 In the Old Testament, the first crop was dedicated to God (see Exod 23:19). Christ’s resurrection is the first of a great harvest of God’s people who will be resurrected (see Col 1:18).

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

The Resurrection of the Dead

Jesus spoke of a future resurrection of all people—either to eternal life or to judgment (Mark 12:26-27; John 5:28-29; 6:39-40, 44, 54; 11:25-26; cp. Luke 20:34-36). When Christ returns, all his people will be resurrected to be with him forever (1 Thes 4:13-18; cp. 2 Cor 5:1-10).

This strong hope characterized the outlook of the early Christians. They were able to endure their suffering because their eyes were fixed on what lay beyond this life (2 Cor 4:16-18; cp. Heb 12:2). They expected Jesus to return and resurrect their bodies, and they looked forward to living with him forever (1 Pet 1:3-6, 23). Their faith was based on the foundation of Jesus’ own bodily resurrection (1 Cor 15:12-20; Acts 4:33; see also 2 Cor 4:14).

Resurrection bodies will be fundamentally different from the bodies we experience in this life, with all of their limitations and failings. These renewed bodies will be glorious, strong, immortal, and spiritual, like Christ’s own resurrection body (1 Cor 15:35-58).

Because they are already joined to Christ, believers actually begin to experience resurrection existence here and now. They have already been “raised” with Christ; they have already been given “resurrection life” (Rom 6:4-11; 8:10-11; Col 2:12). As a result, their lives are now centered in the spiritual realities of heaven rather than in worldly things (Col 3:1-4). Believers can experience the transforming power of that new life here and now, the new life of the Spirit that frees them from the power of sin and death (Rom 8:1-4). In all the difficulties they face, their trust is not in themselves but in the resurrection power of God (2 Cor 1:9).

Passages for Further Study

Job 19:25-27; Pss 16:10; 49:15; Dan 12:2-3; Matt 16:21; 28:1-10; Mark 12:18-27; John 3:13-16; 5:25-30; 6:39-40; 11:21-27; Acts 2:23-24; 3:14-15; 4:33; 10:39-41; 17:2-3; 24:15; 26:22-23; Rom 1:4; 4:25; 6:4-11; 8:10-11; 1 Cor 15:12-58; 2 Cor 1:8-9; 4:13-18; 5:1-10; Eph 1:19-20; Col 2:12; 3:1-4; 1 Thes 4:13-18; 1 Pet 1:3-6, 23; Rev 20:11-15; 21:1-7; 22:1-6


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

νυνὶ δὲ

now but

Here, But now introduces what is true in contrast with the false situations Paul has discussed in the previous verses ([15:13–19](../15/13.md)). The word now does not refer to time here, but introduces his conclusion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express But now with a word or phrase that introduces reality in contrast to what is not true. Alternate translation: [In reality, though,] or [As it really is,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται

Christ ˓has_been˒_raised

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Paul uses the passive here to focus on Christ, who was raised, rather than focusing on the one doing the “raising.” If you must state who did the action, Paul implies that “God” did it. Alternate translation: [God raised Christ]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

νεκρῶν

˓the˒_dead

Paul is using the adjective dead as a noun in order to refer to people who are dead. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with a noun phrase. Alternate translation: [the dead people] or [the corpses]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων

first-fruit ˱of˲_the_‹ones› ˓having_been˒_fallen_asleep

Here, firstfruits refers to what farmers first gathered from their fields. Often, these firstfruits were offered to God to thank him for providing food. What Paul emphasizes here is that firstfruits implies that there will be more “fruits”, that is, crops or produce. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express that Paul uses firstfruits to emphasize that Jesus’ resurrection implies more resurrections with an analogy or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [and he is like the firstfruits, since his resurrection means that more of those who have fallen asleep will be raised] or [the guarantee that those who have fallen asleep will be raised]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

τῶν κεκοιμημένων

˱of˲_the_‹ones› ˓having_been˒_fallen_asleep

Here Paul is referring to people who have died as the ones having fallen asleep. This is a polite way of referring to something unpleasant. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the ones having fallen asleep with a different polite way of referring to those who have died, or you could express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [those who have passed away] or [those who are dead]

BI 1 Cor 15:20 ©