Kehillah in Corinth I 15:18-20

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁸ And even the ones who sleep the sleep of the Mesim in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach have perished.

¹⁹ Listen, if for the Olam Hazeh only we have tikvateinu in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, we are to be pitied more than kol Bnei Adam.

²⁰ But in fact Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach has had His Techiyah! Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach is the Bikkurim ("Firstfruits" Gn 1:11-13; Ex 23:16; Lev 23:10-11), the Firstfruits of the ones having fallen asleep [in Moshiach].