King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:23

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοῦ) before Christ here.

ἕκαστοςhekastosevery manἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every man”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.every manδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōthey that areὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “they that are”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.they that areἰδίῳidiōone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “one's own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.τάγματιtagmatiorderτάγμα (tagma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “order”, the to- or for-formG5001rank, division, an ordered series.ἀπαρχὴaparchēfirstfruitsἀπαρχήnoun, 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.ΧριστόςchristosChrist'sΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ's”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ'sἔπειταepeitathenἔπειταadverb — “then”G1899then, thereafter, afterwards.This verse uses “then”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.παρουσίᾳparousiacomingπαρουσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “coming”, the to- or for-formG3952(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ.comingαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ’s, at his coming.

Young’s Literal Translation

and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,

World English Bible

But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming.

Darby Translation

But each in his own rank: [the] first-fruits, Christ; then those that are the Christ's at his coming.

Douay-Rheims

But every one in his own order: the firstfruits Christ, then they that are of Christ, who have believed in his coming.

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