1 Corinthians 15:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:23 — KJV
“But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:23 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:23 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 15:23
“In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. weeping...: Heb. descending into weeping, or, coming down with weeping”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:23: every, own, coming
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; imaginations: or, reasonings”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:23: every, own, christ
“Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:23: every, own, christ
“For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? rejoicing: or, glorying?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:23: own, christ, coming
“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:23: every, order, christ
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