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1 Corinthians 15:21-26, 30-42

The Last Adam and the Resurrection Body

February 20, 2028

The Resurrection of Christ, Samuel van Hoogstraten
The Resurrection of Christ, Samuel van Hoogstraten, c. 1665The Art Institute of Chicago
Christ rises out of the darkness in a blaze of light while angels sweep upward around him and the guards lie overcome below.For as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.Samuel van HoogstratenA Dutch painter and writer on art, a pupil of Rembrandt, fascinated by light and illusion.The Art Institute of ChicagoThe Art Institute of Chicago, one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States.The Art Institute of Chicago
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 6:27-38Lk 6:27-38
Epistle1 Cor. 15:21-26, 30-421 Cor 15:21-26, 30-42
Old TestamentGen. 45:3-15Gn 45:3-15
PsalterPs. 103:1-13Ps 103:1-13

Overview & Insights

"So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable." (1 Corinthians 15:42)

Paul explains that death came through Adam and resurrection life comes through Christ, each in proper order, with Christ's own resurrection as the firstfruits. He then describes the resurrection body as a transformation, sown weak and perishable but raised imperishable, unlike anything merely resuscitated.

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Commentary

BibleHub: Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:21BibleHub: Commentaries on 1 Cor 15:21 BibleHub

Gathers classic commentaries on the Adam-Christ contrast and the resurrection body.

Enduring Word: 1 Corinthians 15Enduring Word: 1 Cor 15 Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse notes covering the whole resurrection chapter.

Precept Austin: 1 Corinthians 15 CommentaryPrecept Austin: 1 Cor 15 Commentary Precept Austin

Word studies and gathered quotations on the imperishable resurrection body.

Working Preacher: Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50Working Preacher: Commentary on 1 Cor 15:35-38, 42-50 Working Preacher

Lutheran exegesis on Paul's seed analogy for the perishable-to-imperishable body, the companion verses to this reading.

CEP: 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50CEP: 1 Cor 15:35-38, 42-50 Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on Paul's analogies for a resurrection that is mysterious but sure.

Background & Word Study

BibleHub Interlinear: 1 Corinthians 15:21BibleHub Interlinear: 1 Cor 15:21 BibleHub

Greek text with parsing for the Adam-Christ and sowing vocabulary.

BibleProject: Book of 1 Corinthians OverviewBibleProject: Book of 1 Cor Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of how resurrection hope reshapes daily life in the letter.

The Church Fathers

Catena: 1 Corinthians 15Catena: 1 Cor 15 Catena

Patristic comment chain gathering the Fathers on the resurrection body.

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