Passage

1 Corinthians 15.20

Book: 1 Corinthians · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"18. Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19. If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable."

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

"21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive." (1 Corinthians 15:18-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19. If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable."

"20. But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep."

"21. For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man. 22. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive." (1 Corinthians 15:18-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"18. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."

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

"21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." (1 Corinthians 15:18-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish; 19. if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied."

"20. And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead, the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,"

"21. for since through man [is] the death, also through man [is] a rising again of the dead, 22. for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive," (1 Corinthians 15:18-22, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Paul the Apostle
Audience: Christian believers in Corinth
Location: composed in Ephesus; addressed to Corinth
Time period: composed c. AD 55-56

Theological reading

Key words

G1096 - ginomai, ginomai (Strong's G1096). Also appears in: Matthew 1, Matthew 5.17-18, Matthew 8.16.
G1453 - egeiro, egeiro (Strong's G1453). Also appears in: Matthew 8.26, Matthew 9.4-8, Matthew 17.1-8.
G3498 - nekros, nekros (Strong's G3498). Also appears in: Matthew 23, Matthew 28.1-10, Mark 6.
G5547 - christos, christos (Strong's G5547). Also appears in: Matthew 1.1, Matthew 1.16, Matthew 1.

Quoted in

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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