King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:20

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he became” (ἐγένετο.) after having fallen here.

Νυνὶnuninowνυνίadverb — “now”G3570adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἐγήγερταιegēgertairisenἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “risen”, a completed action with a present resultG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.risenἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromνεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadἀπαρχὴaparchēfirstfruitsἀπαρχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “firstfruits”, the subject formG536the first-fruits, the earliest crop of the year, hence also met., for example, of the earliest converts in a district; there is evidence in favor of rendering in some passages merely by: sacrifice, gift.the firstfruitsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnof them that sleptκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, perfect middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them that slept”, a completed action with a present resultG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.of them that slept

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐγένετοegenetoand becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second aorist deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “and become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

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