1 Corinthians 15

King James Version

15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

²By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

³For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

⁴And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

⁵And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

⁶After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

⁷After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

⁸And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

⁹For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

¹⁰But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

¹¹Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

¹²Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

¹³But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

¹⁴And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

¹⁵Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

¹⁶For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

¹⁷And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

¹⁸Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

¹⁹If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

²⁰But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

²¹For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

²²For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

²³But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

²⁴Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

²⁵For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

²⁶The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

²⁷For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

²⁸And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

²⁹Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

³⁰And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

³¹I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

³²If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

³³Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

³⁴Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

³⁵But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

³⁶Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

³⁷And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

³⁸But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

³⁹All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

⁴⁰There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

⁴¹There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

⁴²So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

⁴³It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

⁴⁴It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

⁴⁵And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

⁴⁶Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

⁴⁷The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

⁴⁸As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

⁴⁹And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

⁵¹Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

⁵²In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

⁵⁴So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

⁵⁵O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

⁵⁷But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁸Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinteni 15

Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014

Învierea şi arătările lui Hristos

15 Vă fac cunoscută, fraţilor, Evanghelia, pe care^(A) v-am propovăduit-o, pe care aţi primit-o^(B), în care aţi rămas ²şi prin^(C) care sunteţi mântuiţi, dacă o ţineţi aşa după cum v-am propovăduit-o, altfel, degeaba aţi^(D) crezut. ³V-am^(E) învăţat înainte de toate, aşa cum^(F) am primit şi eu, că Hristos a murit pentru păcatele noastre, după^(G) Scripturi, ⁴că a fost îngropat şi a înviat a treia zi, după Scripturi^(H), ⁵şi^(I) că S-a arătat lui Chifa, apoi celor^(J) doisprezece. ⁶După aceea S-a arătat la peste cinci sute de fraţi deodată, dintre care cei mai mulţi sunt încă în viaţă, iar unii au adormit. ⁷În urmă, S-a arătat lui Iacov, apoi tuturor^(K) apostolilor. ⁸După ei^(L) toţi, ca unei stârpituri, mi S-a arătat şi mie. ⁹Căci eu sunt cel mai^(M) neînsemnat dintre apostoli; nu sunt vrednic să port numele de apostol, fiindcă am^(N) prigonit Biserica lui Dumnezeu. ¹⁰Prin^(O) harul lui Dumnezeu sunt ce sunt. Şi harul Lui faţă de mine n-a fost zadarnic, ba încă am^(P) lucrat mai mult decât toţi, totuşi^(Q) nu eu, ci harul lui Dumnezeu, care este în mine. ¹¹Astfel dar, ori eu, ori ei, noi aşa propovăduim şi voi aşa aţi crezut.

Însemnătatea învierii lui Hristos

¹²Iar dacă se propovăduieşte că Hristos a înviat din morţi, cum zic unii dintre voi că nu este o înviere a morţilor? ¹³Dacă nu este o înviere a morţilor, nici^(R) Hristos n-a înviat. ¹⁴Şi dacă n-a înviat Hristos, atunci propovăduirea noastră este zadarnică şi zadarnică este şi credinţa voastră. ¹⁵Ba încă noi suntem descoperiţi şi ca martori mincinoşi ai lui Dumnezeu, fiindcă am mărturisit^(S) despre Dumnezeu că El a înviat pe Hristos, când nu L-a înviat, dacă este adevărat că morţii nu învie. ¹⁶Căci, dacă nu învie morţii, nici Hristos n-a înviat. ¹⁷Şi dacă n-a înviat Hristos, credinţa voastră este zadarnică, voi sunteţi încă^(T) în păcatele voastre ¹⁸şi, prin urmare, şi cei ce au adormit în Hristos sunt pierduţi. ¹⁹Dacă^(U) numai pentru viaţa aceasta ne-am pus nădejdea în Hristos, atunci suntem cei mai nenorociţi dintre toţi oamenii! ²⁰Dar acum, Hristos^(V) a înviat din morţi, pârga^(W) celor adormiţi. ²¹Căci dacă^(X) moartea a venit prin om, tot prin^(Y) om a venit şi învierea morţilor. ²²Şi după cum toţi mor în Adam, tot aşa, toţi vor învia în Hristos, ²³dar fiecare^(Z) la rândul cetei lui. Hristos este Cel dintâi rod, apoi, la venirea Lui, cei ce sunt ai lui Hristos. ²⁴În urmă, va veni sfârşitul, când El va da Împărăţia^(AA) în mâinile lui Dumnezeu Tatăl, după ce va fi nimicit orice domnie, orice stăpânire şi orice putere. ²⁵Căci trebuie ca El să împărăţească până^(AB) va pune pe toţi vrăjmaşii sub picioarele Sale. ²⁶Vrăjmaşul^(AC) cel din urmă care va fi nimicit va fi moartea. ²⁷Dumnezeu, în adevăr, „a^(AD) pus totul sub picioarele Lui”. Dar când zice că totul I-a fost supus, se înţelege că afară de Cel ce I-a supus totul. ²⁸Şi când^(AE) toate lucrurile Îi vor fi supuse, atunci chiar^(AF) şi Fiul Se va supune Celui ce I-a supus toate lucrurile, pentru ca Dumnezeu să fie totul în toţi. ²⁹Altfel, ce ar face cei ce se botează pentru cei morţi? Dacă nu învie morţii nicidecum, de ce se mai botează ei pentru cei morţi? ³⁰Şi de ce^(AG) suntem noi în primejdie în orice clipă? ³¹În fiecare zi, eu^(AH) sunt în primejdie de moarte; atât este de adevărat lucrul acesta, fraţilor, cât este de adevărat că am de ce să mă laud^(AI) cu voi în Hristos Isus, Domnul nostru. ³²Dacă, vorbind în felul oamenilor, m-am^(AJ) luptat cu fiarele în Efes, care-mi este folosul? Dacă nu învie morţii, atunci „să^(AK) mâncăm şi să bem, căci mâine vom muri”. ³³Nu vă înşelaţi: „Tovărăşiile^(AL) rele strică obiceiurile bune”. ³⁴Veniţi-vă^(AM) în fire cum se cuvine şi nu păcătuiţi! Căci^(AN) sunt între voi unii care nu cunosc pe Dumnezeu, spre^(AO) ruşinea voastră o spun.

Cum vor învia morţii

³⁵Dar va zice cineva: „Cum^(AP) învie morţii? Şi cu ce trup se vor întoarce?” ³⁶Nebun ce eşti! Ce^(AQ) semeni tu nu învie dacă nu moare mai întâi. ³⁷Şi când semeni, semeni nu trupul care va fi, ci doar un grăunte, cum se întâmplă: fie de grâu, fie de altă sămânţă. ³⁸Apoi, Dumnezeu îi dă un trup, după cum voieşte, şi fiecărei seminţe îi dă un trup al ei. ³⁹Nu orice trup este la fel, ci altul este trupul oamenilor, altul este trupul dobitoacelor, altul este trupul păsărilor, altul al peştilor. ⁴⁰Tot aşa sunt trupuri cereşti şi trupuri pământeşti, dar alta este strălucirea trupurilor cereşti şi alta a trupurilor pământeşti. ⁴¹Alta este strălucirea soarelui, alta strălucirea lunii şi alta este strălucirea stelelor; chiar o stea se deosebeşte în strălucire de altă stea. ⁴²Aşa^(AR) este şi învierea morţilor. Trupul este semănat în putrezire şi învie în neputrezire; ⁴³este^(AS) semănat în ocară şi învie în slavă; este semănat în neputinţă şi învie în putere. ⁴⁴Este semănat trup firesc şi învie trup duhovnicesc. Dacă este un trup firesc, este şi un trup duhovnicesc. ⁴⁵De aceea este scris: „Omul dintâi Adam a fost^(AT) făcut un suflet viu”. Al doilea Adam^(AU) a fost făcut un duh^(AV) dătător de viaţă. ⁴⁶Dar întâi vine nu ce este duhovnicesc, ci ce este firesc; ce este duhovnicesc vine pe urmă. ⁴⁷Omul^(AW) dintâi este din pământ^(AX), pământesc; omul al doilea este din^(AY) cer. ⁴⁸Cum este cel pământesc, aşa sunt şi cei pământeşti; cum^(AZ) este Cel ceresc, aşa sunt şi cei cereşti. ⁴⁹Şi după cum^(BA) am purtat chipul celui pământesc, tot aşa vom^(BB) purta şi chipul Celui ceresc. ⁵⁰Ce spun eu, fraţilor, este că nu pot carnea^(BC) şi sângele să moştenească Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu, şi că putrezirea nu poate moşteni neputrezirea. ⁵¹Iată, vă spun o taină: nu^(BD) vom adormi toţi, dar^(BE) toţi vom fi schimbaţi, ⁵²într-o clipă, într-o clipeală din ochi, la cea din urmă trâmbiţă. Trâmbiţa^(BF) va suna, morţii vor învia nesupuşi putrezirii şi noi vom fi schimbaţi. ⁵³Căci trebuie ca trupul acesta supus putrezirii să se îmbrace în neputrezire şi trupul^(BG) acesta muritor să se îmbrace în nemurire. ⁵⁴Când trupul acesta supus putrezirii se va îmbrăca în neputrezire şi trupul acesta muritor se va îmbrăca în nemurire, atunci se va împlini cuvântul care este scris: „Moartea^(BH) a fost înghiţită de biruinţă. ⁵⁵Unde îţi este biruinţa, moarte^(BI)? Unde îţi este boldul, moarte?” ⁵⁶Boldul morţii este păcatul şi puterea^(BJ) păcatului este Legea. ⁵⁷Dar^(BK) mulţumiri fie aduse lui Dumnezeu, care ne dă biruinţa^(BL) prin Domnul nostru Isus Hristos! ⁵⁸De aceea^(BM), preaiubiţii mei fraţi, fiţi tari, neclintiţi, sporiţi totdeauna în lucrul Domnului, căci ştiţi că^(BN) osteneala voastră în Domnul nu este zadarnică.

1 Corinthians 15

New International Version

The Resurrection of Christ

15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel^(A) I preached to you,^(B) which you received and on which you have taken your stand. ²By this gospel you are saved,^(C) if you hold firmly^(D) to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

³For what I received^(E) I passed on to you^(F) as of first importance^[a]: that Christ died for our sins^(G) according to the Scriptures,^(H) ⁴that he was buried,^(I) that he was raised^(J) on the third day^(K) according to the Scriptures,^(L) ⁵and that he appeared to Cephas,^[b]^(M) and then to the Twelve.^(N) ⁶After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.^(O) ⁷Then he appeared to James,^(P) then to all the apostles,^(Q) ⁸and last of all he appeared to me also,^(R) as to one abnormally born.

⁹For I am the least of the apostles^(S) and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted^(T) the church of God.^(U) ¹⁰But by the grace^(V) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me^(W) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them^(X)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.^(Y) ¹¹Whether, then, it is I or they,^(Z) this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

The Resurrection of the Dead

¹²But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,^(AA) how can some of you say that there is no resurrection^(AB) of the dead?^(AC) ¹³If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised,^(AD) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. ¹⁵More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.^(AE) But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.^(AF) ¹⁸Then those also who have fallen asleep^(AG) in Christ are lost. ¹⁹If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.^(AH)

²⁰But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,^(AI) the firstfruits^(AJ) of those who have fallen asleep.^(AK) ²¹For since death came through a man,^(AL) the resurrection of the dead^(AM) comes also through a man. ²²For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.^(AN) ²³But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;^(AO) then, when he comes,^(AP) those who belong to him.^(AQ) ²⁴Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom^(AR) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.^(AS) ²⁵For he must reign^(AT) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.^(AU) ²⁶The last enemy to be destroyed is death.^(AV) ²⁷For he “has put everything under his feet.”^[c]^(AW) Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.^(AX) ²⁸When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,^(AY) so that God may be all in all.^(AZ)

²⁹Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? ³⁰And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?^(BA) ³¹I face death every day^(BB)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. ³²If I fought wild beasts^(BC) in Ephesus^(BD) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,

“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”^[d]^(BE)

³³Do not be misled:^(BF) “Bad company corrupts good character.”^[e]^(BG) ³⁴Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God^(BH)—I say this to your shame.^(BI)

The Resurrection Body

³⁵But someone will ask,^(BJ) “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”^(BK) ³⁶How foolish!^(BL) What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.^(BM) ³⁷When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. ³⁸But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.^(BN) ³⁹Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. ⁴⁰There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. ⁴¹The sun has one kind of splendor,^(BO) the moon another and the stars another;^(BP) and star differs from star in splendor.

⁴²So will it be^(BQ) with the resurrection of the dead.^(BR) The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;^(BS) ⁴³it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;^(BT) it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; ⁴⁴it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.^(BU)

If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. ⁴⁵So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”^[f];^(BV) the last Adam,^(BW) a life-giving spirit.^(BX) ⁴⁶The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.^(BY) ⁴⁷The first man was of the dust of the earth;^(BZ) the second man is of heaven.^(CA) ⁴⁸As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.^(CB) ⁴⁹And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,^(CC) so shall we^[g] bear the image of the heavenly man.^(CD)

⁵⁰I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood^(CE) cannot inherit the kingdom of God,^(CF) nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.^(CG) ⁵¹Listen, I tell you a mystery:^(CH) We will not all sleep,^(CI) but we will all be changed^(CJ)— ⁵²in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,^(CK) the dead^(CL) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. ⁵³For the perishable^(CM) must clothe itself with the imperishable,^(CN) and the mortal with immortality. ⁵⁴When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”^[h]^(CO)

⁵⁵“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”^[i]^(CP)

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin,^(CQ) and the power of sin is the law.^(CR) ⁵⁷But thanks be to God!^(CS) He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.^(CT)

⁵⁸Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,^(CU) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.^(CV)

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 15:3 Or you at the first
1 Corinthians 15:5 That is, Peter
1 Corinthians 15:27 Psalm 8:6
1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander
1 Corinthians 15:45 Gen. 2:7
1 Corinthians 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us
1 Corinthians 15:54 Isaiah 25:8
1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14

1 Corinthians 15

New King James Version

The Risen Christ, Faith’s Reality^(A)

15 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel ^(B)which I preached to you, which also you received and ^(C)in which you stand, ²^(D)by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless ^(E)you believed in vain.

³For ^(F)I delivered to you first of all that ^(G)which I also received: that Christ died for our sins ^(H)according to the Scriptures, ⁴and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day ^(I)according to the Scriptures, ⁵^(J)and that He was seen by ^[a]Cephas, then ^(K)by the twelve. ⁶After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have ^[b]fallen asleep. ⁷After that He was seen by James, then ^(L)by all the apostles. ⁸^(M)Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

⁹For I am ^(N)the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because ^(O)I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰But ^(P)by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, ^(Q)yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. ¹¹Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Risen Christ, Our Hope^(R)

¹²Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³But if there is no resurrection of the dead, ^(S)then Christ is not risen. ¹⁴And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. ¹⁵Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because ^(T)we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. ¹⁶For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. ¹⁷And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; ^(U)you are still in your sins! ¹⁸Then also those who have ^[c]fallen ^(V)asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹^(W)If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

The Last Enemy Destroyed

²⁰But now ^(X)Christ is risen from the dead, and has become ^(Y)the firstfruits of those who have ^[d]fallen asleep. ²¹For ^(Z)since by man came death, ^(AA)by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. ²²For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall ^(AB)be made alive. ²³But ^(AC)each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. ²⁴Then comes the end, when He delivers ^(AD)the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. ²⁵For He must reign ^(AE)till He has put all enemies under His feet. ²⁶^(AF)The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. ²⁷For ^(AG)“He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. ²⁸^(AH)Now when all things are made subject to Him, then ^(AI)the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

Effects of Denying the Resurrection

²⁹Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? ³⁰And ^(AJ)why do we stand in ^[e]jeopardy every hour? ³¹I affirm, by ^(AK)the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, ^(AL)I die daily. ³²If, in the manner of men, ^(AM)I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, ^(AN)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

³³Do not be deceived: ^(AO)“Evil company corrupts good habits.” ³⁴^(AP)Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; ^(AQ)for some do not have the knowledge of God. ^(AR)I speak this to your shame.

A Glorious Body

³⁵But someone will say, ^(AS)“How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” ³⁶Foolish one, ^(AT)what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. ³⁷And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. ³⁸But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.

³⁹All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind ^[f]of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.

⁴⁰There are also ^[g]celestial bodies and ^[h]terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. ⁴¹There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

⁴²^(AU)So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. ⁴³^(AV)It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. ⁴⁴It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. ⁴⁵And so it is written, ^(AW)“The first man Adam became a living being.” ^(AX)The last Adam became ^(AY)a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁶However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. ⁴⁷^(AZ)The first man was of the earth, ^(BA)made^[i] of dust; the second Man is ^[j]the Lord ^(BB)from heaven. ⁴⁸As was the ^[k]man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; ^(BC)and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. ⁴⁹And ^(BD)as we have borne the image of the man of dust, ^(BE)we^[l] shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

Our Final Victory

⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that ^(BF)flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. ⁵¹Behold, I tell you a ^[m]mystery: ^(BG)We shall not all sleep, ^(BH)but we shall all be changed— ⁵²in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. ^(BI)For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and ^(BJ)this mortal must put on immortality. ⁵⁴So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ^(BK)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

⁵⁵“O^(BL)^[n] Death, where is your sting?
O Hades, where is your victory?”

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and ^(BM)the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷^(BN)But thanks be to God, who gives us ^(BO)the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁸^(BP)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing ^(BQ)that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 15:5 Peter
1 Corinthians 15:6 Died
1 Corinthians 15:18 Died
1 Corinthians 15:20 Died
1 Corinthians 15:30 danger
1 Corinthians 15:39 NU, M omit of flesh
1 Corinthians 15:40 heavenly
1 Corinthians 15:40 earthly
1 Corinthians 15:47 earthy
1 Corinthians 15:47 NU omits the Lord
1 Corinthians 15:48 earthy
1 Corinthians 15:49 M let us also bear
1 Corinthians 15:51 hidden truth
1 Corinthians 15:55 NU O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?

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