1 Corinthians 15:51
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Cross-reference
In 1 Corinthians 15:20, Christ's resurrection is the firstfruits guaranteeing the transformation promised here — He rose, so we will be changed.
In 1 Corinthians 15:18, Paul uses the same 'sleep' metaphor for death — if no resurrection, those who died in Christ are lost, contrasting the hope of transformation here.
1 Corinthians 15:57 gives thanks for victory through Christ — the triumphant conclusion to the resurrection hope introduced as a mystery here.
1 Corinthians 4:1 describes Paul as steward of God's mysteries; here he reveals one such mystery: the transformation.
1 Corinthians 2:7 also speaks of a divine 'mystery' — hidden wisdom of God — paralleling the resurrection mystery here.
In 1 Corinthians 11:30, 'sleep' refers to death as judgment — Paul uses the same term here for believers who die before transformation.
1 Corinthians 13:2 mentions understanding all mysteries as a gift, while here Paul reveals a specific mystery of resurrection change.
In 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17, the same event is described: the dead rise first, then living believers are caught up, matching the 'all changed' here.
In Philippians 3:21, Paul says Christ will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body — exactly the change promised in this verse.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 describes the trumpet and the dead rising — the same last trumpet and resurrection event Paul mentions.
1 Thessalonians 4:15 distinguishes believers alive from those who 'sleep' — the same distinction Paul makes between not all sleeping and being changed.
Romans 8:11 promises that the Spirit will give life to mortal bodies — the same future transformation Paul introduces as a mystery here.
In John 11:11, Jesus calls death 'sleep' and raises Lazarus — demonstrating the power to awaken the dead, which Paul says will happen for all believers.
In Matthew 27:52, saints rise from graves after Jesus' death — a prefiguring of the general resurrection and transformation Paul reveals here.
In Daniel 12:2, the resurrection is prophesied: 'sleep in the dust' awake to everlasting life — the transformation here fulfills that hope.
Acts 7:60 records Stephen's death as 'sleep' — the same euphemism Paul uses here for believers who die.
In Job 14:14, Job asks if a man will live again and waits for his 'change' — an OT echo of the resurrection transformation revealed here.
Ephesians 1:9 speaks of the 'mystery' of God's will made known, similar to the mystery of resurrection transformation here.