1 Corinthians 15:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:21 — KJV
“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:21 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:21 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 15:21
“For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since...: Heb. at my foot”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:21: since, came, also
“Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:21: came, also, dead
“And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:21: also, resurrection, dead
“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:21: death, also, dead
“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:21: death, also, resurrection
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