Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 15:20
American Standard Version
But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.
Amplified® Bible
But the fact is that Christ (the Messiah) has been raised from the dead, and He became the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep [in death].
Darby English Version
(But now Christ is raised from among [the] dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.
International Standard Version
But at this moment Christ stands risen from the dead, the first one offered in the harvest of those who have died.
King James Version
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Young's Literal Translation
And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead -- the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,