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Easter Season · Resurrection of the Lord · Year C

1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43

The Firstfruits of the Resurrection

April 16, 2028

The Resurrection, Piero della Francesca
The Resurrection, Piero della Francesca, c. 1463–1465Museo Civico, Sansepolcro
Christ steps from the tomb with one foot still on its edge, while four soldiers sleep below. Piero puts the dead winter trees on one side of him and leaves in bud on the other.Paul argues that Christ has been raised as the firstfruits, and Piero paints the seasons changing across a single figure to say it.Piero della FrancescaA painter and mathematician of the early Italian Renaissance (c. 1415-1492) who wrote treatises on perspective and painted with a stillness nobody has imitated successfully.Museo Civico, SansepolcroThe civic museum of Piero della Francesca's own town in Tuscany, which holds the works he painted for it.Museo Civico, Sansepolcro
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelJohn 20:1-18Jn 20:1-18 orLuke 24:1-12Lk 24:1-12
Epistle1 Cor. 15:19-261 Cor 15:19-26 orActs 10:34-43
Old TestamentActs 10:34-43 orIsa. 65:17-25Is 65:17-25
PsalterPs. 118:1-2, 14-24Ps 118:1-2, 14-24

Overview & Insights

"But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died" (1 Corinthians 15:20)

In 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Paul argues that Christ's resurrection is the first installment of a larger resurrection still to come, guaranteeing the eventual defeat of every hostile power, including death itself.

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Commentary

1 Corinthians 15 Commentaries1 Cor 15 Commentaries BibleHub

Gathers classic commentators verse by verse on Paul's resurrection argument.

1 Corinthians 15 - The Resurrection of the Dead1 Cor 15 - The Resurrection of the Dead Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik works through the chapter's logic in plain, sermon-ready terms.

1 Corinthians 15 Commentary1 Cor 15 Commentary Precept Austin

Compiles quotes and cross-references from many conservative evangelical scholars on the chapter.

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 (Resurrection of Our Lord)Commentary on 1 Cor 15:19-26 (Resurrection of Our Lord) Working Preacher

Traces Paul's ordering of the resurrection, from Christ as first fruits to the final defeat of death.

1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Commentary1 Cor 15:19-26 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Calvin Seminary preaching resource unpacks the passage's Easter hope for a grieving congregation.

Background & Word Study

1 Corinthians 15:19 Interlinear (Greek)1 Cor 15:19 Interlinear (Greek) BibleHub

Shows the Greek text of Paul's resurrection argument word by word with Strong's numbers and parsing.

1 Corinthians Overview1 Cor Overview BibleProject

An animated video walks through the literary design and themes of the letter as a whole.

The Church Fathers

Catena on 1 Corinthians 15Catena on 1 Cor 15 Catena

Collects patristic comment verse by verse on Paul's teaching about the resurrection.

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