1 Corinthians 15:21
1 Corinthians 15:21-28 The Message (MSG)
There is a nice symmetry in this: Death initially came by a man, and resurrection from death came by a man. Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ. But we have to wait our turn: Christ is first, then those with him at his Coming, the grand consummation when, after crushing the opposition, he hands over his kingdom to God the Father. He won’t let up until the last enemy is down—and the very last enemy is death! As the psalmist said, “He laid them low, one and all; he walked all over them.” When Scripture says that “he walked all over them,” it’s obvious that he couldn’t at the same time be walked on. When everything and everyone is finally under God’s rule, the Son will step down, taking his place with everyone else, showing that God’s rule is absolutely comprehensive—a perfect ending!
1 Corinthians 15:21 King James Version (KJV)
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:21 New Century Version (NCV)
Death has come because of what one man did, but the rising from death also comes because of one man.
1 Corinthians 15:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:21 New International Version (NIV)
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
1 Corinthians 15:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For since [it was] by a man that death came [into the world], it is also by a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come.
1 Corinthians 15:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man.