John Chrysostom, on 1Cor 15:22

“And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive.”

“"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." What then? tell me; did all die in Adam the death of sin? How then was Noah righteous in his generation? and how Abraham? and how Job? and how all the rest? And what, I pray? shall all be made alive in Christ? Where then are those who are led away into hell fire? Thus, if this be said of the body, the doctrine stands: but if of righteousness and sin, it doth so no longer. Further, lest, on hearing that the making alive is common to all, thou shouldest also suppose that sinners are saved, he adds...”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.