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Oj cyjatz itzˈj ke cyimne

15  Key hermano, at juun cyey tzin cykbaˈn mlay jatz itzˈj kxumlal juntl maj. Cˈulel tuj cycˈuˈja nyola tej t‑xiˈ nkˈumena cyey nejl tpocbal coˈpbil ke. E cyiikˈ tzunja jyol lu. Ja tzunj baˈn yol jatzen tloqˈuel cyocslabla, bix tuˈnj tzunj baˈn yol chi copjela, ka kˈiˈnxix cyuˈna bix ka min xcyaj cyiiqˈuena. Katzen ma cyaj cyiiqˈuena, nuktzen ocslankey nuk cyajxa.

Jbaˈn yol e xiˈ nkˈumena cyey, yaaˈn inayena binchalte, sino e wiikˈa te Dios. Bix tuj tpocbal coˈpbil ke, jmas il tiˈj jaj e cyim Cristo twitz cruz tiˈ kil, tisen otk tkba tyol Dios nejl at tuˈn tcyim, bix e cuˈx maket, bix te toxen kˈij tej tjatz itzˈj tuj cyamecy, tisen otk tkba tyol Dios at tuˈn tjatz. Bix e til jxin Pedro ja Jesús mas yaj, bix mas yaj e cyitl cykilcatlj t‑xel Jesús otk jatz itzˈjxin. Bix mas yaj e jaw jlet Jesús cywitz mas te jweˈ syent ocslal tuj jun lugar. Ejeeˈ tzunja baˈn cyajben te tstiwa tiˈj e jatz itzˈj Cristo juntl maj, cuma cyxol tzunj jweˈ syent xjal lu chˈixcˈa yaaˈn cykilca ke xjal iˈtzx jaˈlewe. Nuk cab o cyim. Bix mas yaj e jaw jlet Jesús twitz Jacobo, bix mas yajtl e jaw jlet‑xin cywitz cykilcatl xjal lepchec tiˈjxin. Cykilca tzunkej xjal lu e lonte otk jaw itzˈj Jesús tuj cyamecy juntl maj.

Mancˈbiltzen e jaw jlet Jesús nwitza, inayena Pablo. E jaw jlet‑xin nwitza, amale inayenta tuj tneel min e najbeˈna twitzxin. In tena twitzxin tisen jun elsaˈn cwal mintiiˈ tajbel oj titzˈj. Tuj nwitza inayena jun t‑xel Jesús yaaˈn nim wajbela cywitzj cabtl t‑xel Jesús, hasta minxtiiˈ wajbela tuˈn woca te t‑xel Jesús. Nxiˈ ntzˈiˈbena juˈwa cuma tuj tneel inayena in oc lpe te tzulcye ke ocslal tuˈn cyxiˈ tuj tzeeˈ bix tuˈn cycub. 10 Pero amale minttiiˈ wajbela tuˈn woca te t‑xel Jesús, pero tuˈn t‑xtalbil Dios wibaja o tzˈoc woclena te t‑xel Jesús. Bix yaaˈn nuk tajx o tzˈoc tkˈoˈn Cristo weya tuˈn woca te t‑xel, cuma o chin najbeˈna mas tiˈ tkˈumj tyol Dios cywitz niyˈtl t‑xel Jesús. Pero min e najbeˈna tuˈn wexa wipemala, sino tuˈn tipemal Dios. 11 Pero mintiiˈxix il tiˈj al akˈanan mas, ka inayena bix ka ejeeˈ cabtl t‑xel Jesús. Ja te il tiˈj jaj tkbaj junx kyola tiˈj tjatzlen itzˈj Cristo juntl maj. Bix o tzˈel jax tuj cywitza.

12 Pero katzen cykilca ke t‑xel Jesús o ko kbaˈna o jatz itzˈj Cristo juntl maj tuj cyamecy, ¿titzen tten at juun cyxola tzin cykbaˈn min‑al jun cjawetz itzˈj juntl maj tuj cyamecy? 13 Kane min‑al cjawetz itzˈj tuj cyamecy, entonces cyimnexnele taˈ Cristo tuj mukbil te jaˈlewe. 14 Bix kane min e jaw itzˈj Cristo juntl maj, nuknele kajxa jkyola tiˈj Cristo, bix juˈxse loj cyocslabla tiˈ Cristo jaxsele nuk cyajxa. 15 Bix kane juˈwa, ejooˈtzen loya t‑xel Jesús ẍtakˈ tiˈ tyol Dios, cuma nko kˈumena o jatz titzˈjsaˈn Dios ja Cristo tuj cyamecy. Pero ka yaaˈn jax chi jawetz itzˈj cyimne juntl maj, entonces yaaˈn jax kyola tiˈj o jatz titzˈjsaˈn Dios ja Cristo tuj cyamecy, 16 cuma ka min‑al xjal cjawetz itzˈj juntl maj, mi nuketnele ja Cristo o jaw itzˈj tuj cyamecy. 17 Kane min e jatz itzˈj Cristo tuj mukbilte, jaxsele mintiiˈ tajbel cyocslabla, bix yaaˈn oˈcxj, jaxsele eteˈxa tjakˈ cyila. 18 Bix ka ejooˈ ocslal iˈtzx etoˈ tjakˈ kil, kej ocslal o chi cyim jax eteˈ tjakˈ cyil, bix te junx maj cyimneke. Mintiiˈ cyitzˈjeltl. 19 Juˈ tzunj ka o tzˈoc ke kcˈuˈj tiˈ Cristo nuk tiˈj kchunkˈlal te twitz txˈotxˈ bix yaaˈn tiˈj kchunkˈlal te junx maj, lastim koˈ, cuma niyˈx qˈuixcˈaj kuˈn tiˈj jun kocslabl mintiiˈ cˈoquela.

20 Pero jaxte o jatz itzˈj te Cristo tuj cyamecy juntl maj. Bix tej tjatz itzˈjxin juntl maj, e tyeecˈaxin chi jawel itzˈj cykilcatl xjal tuj cyamecy juntl maj. 21 Cykilca xjal twitz txˈotxˈ il tiˈj chi cymel tuˈn il cuma oc il twitz txˈotxˈ tej tcub tzˈak tneel kxeˈchel tuj il. Juˈtzen tuˈn jun xjal e tzyet cyamecy twitz txˈotxˈ. Pero jax tuˈn jun xjal tzul coˈpbil ke tuj cyamecy laˈ alcye jun kˈij. 22 Juˈ tzunj, nko cyim, cuma tiyˈjil Adán koˈ. Pero tuˈntzen kkˈon kiib tuya Cristo, ko itzˈjel juntl maj. 23 Pero yaaˈn junx ko jawetz itzˈj tuya Cristo. Texin il tiˈj e jatz itzˈjxin te tneel. Yaltzen ke, ko jawel itzˈj mas yaj ojxe tulxin. Oj tul meltzˈajxin twitz txˈotxˈ, cykilca t‑xjalxin chi itzˈjel juntl maj. 24 Bix yajxitl cpomeltzen baj twiˈ tuˈn tbaj twitz txˈotxˈ. Bix tuj mancˈbil kˈij, pjeltzen twiˈ kej cykilca aj kˈoj tiˈjxin, bix ojtzen tbaj bint tcawbilxin tuj tumel, cxeˈltzen tkˈoˈnxin te Kman Dios. 25 Maxetzen cxeˈl tkˈoˈnxin tcawbilxin te tmanxin, il tiˈj ccawelxin, cuma mlay txiˈ tkˈoˈnxin tcawbilxin te tmanxin te mitknaˈx tcamanxin tibaj cykil kej nchi kˈojl tiˈjxin. 26 Bix mancˈbiltzen ccamalxin tiˈj mintiiˈtl cyamecy. 27 Tuj tyol Dios tzin tkbaˈn cyjulu: “Cyjel tkˈoˈn Dios cykilca tjakˈ tken Tcwalxin,” tz̈i tyol Dios. Pero tej tkbante tyol Dios cyjel tkˈoˈn Dios cykilca tjakˈ tcawbil Tcwalxin, pero yaaˈn jaan Dios tuˈn tcyaj tjakˈ tcawbil Tcwalxin. 28 Yaaˈn cˈoquex Dios tjakˈ tcawbil Tcwalxin, sino ja Tcwalxin cˈoquex tjakˈ tcawbilxin oj t‑xiˈ tkˈoˈn Tcwalxin texin cykilcaj otk tzˈoc tkˈoˈnxin tjakˈ tken Tcwalxin. Juˈtzen ccawel Dios tibaj cykilca at.

29 Key hermano, oj cybautizarja te t‑xel cyimne, n‑eˈlatzen tuj cywitza chi jawetz itzˈj cyimne tuj cyamecy juntl maj. Tuj cywitza najben jlu te cyimne. ¿Pero ti cˈajbela jlu ka jun cyimne cyimnen taˈ te junx maj?

30 At juntl tumel. Oj t‑xiˈ nkˈumena tyol Dios, cyaj xjal chin cub byeta. Katzen miˈn ko jatz itzˈj tuj cyamecy juntl maj, ¿tikentzen nchin oca tuj qˈuixcˈaj tiˈj? 31 Jax wuˈna mi nuket jun kˈij mint niyˈx qˈuixcˈaj wuˈna juˈwa. Ka n‑oc cyocslaˈna nyola oj tzin nkbaˈna nchin tzalaja tuˈnj e cyocslay tiˈ Kaaw Cristo Jesús tej t‑xiˈ nkˈumena cyxola, cybiˈncˈa nyola tiˈj chˈix miˈn chin cub byeta jaca kˈij, cuma junelne taˈ cycaˈbel nyola. 32 Oj nchi akˈ xjal te Efeso yaslecte weya tisen león tuˈn t‑xiˈ tchyoˈn xjal, ¿titzen tajbel weya jqˈuixcˈaj n‑oc weya ka yaaˈn jax tuˈn kitzˈj juntl maj? Masxetzele baˈn tuˈn tbaj kniyˈbeˈn tikˈch at twitz txˈotxˈ twitzj tuˈn niyˈx qˈuixcˈaj kuˈn, cuma ko cymel naj. 33 Pero yaaˈn juˈwa. Miˈn chi oc tzpeta tuˈn cyyol kej xjal tzin cykbaˈn miˈn ko jatz itzˈj tuj cyamecy, cuma ka n‑oc cybiˈna cyyol, cxeˈl xitj cynaabla. 34 Cycwentem cyiiba tuˈn miˈn tzˈoc cybiˈna cyyol, cuma min cytzkiˈn Dios. ¡Nim jun chˈixbajil te cyey nchin yolena juˈwa cyiˈja!

35 Yaltzen tiˈj acˈaj kxumlal, at juun cyey cˈoquel kanente weya, ¿ti tten oj cyjatz itzˈj cyimne juntl maj? ¿Bix tiiˈn cyxumlal oj cyjatz itzˈj? 36 Tneelxix cˈaal ntzakˈbeˈna tiˈj tiiˈn kxumlal oj kjatz itzˈj. Ka tuj cywitza mintiiˈ tuˈn kjatz itzˈj tuj cyamecy, min tzˈel cyniˈya tiˈj. Cˈoquel cycyeˈyena jcjoˈn nitzˈj. ¿Jaaˈ ntzaaˈ itzˈj? ¿Mimpatzen tzˈel cyniˈya tiˈj oj ncuˈx cyiyaja tuj txˈotxˈ, njatz pokˈch awal tuj, bix ncyim iyaj? 37 Yaaˈn te iyaj njatz. Ja tej cjawel pokˈch junxitl twitzj cwelex awet, cjoˈnle, triwale, bix tiixjale iyajel tiˈj. 38 O bint tuˈn Dios jaca juun iyaj cjawetz itzˈj jun awal tiˈj tuya tecˈax t‑xumlal. Yaaˈn cykilca awal junx. 39 Tecˈalex juun wik tuya t‑xumlal. Ke xjal, tecˈax cyxumlal. Ke alimaj, tecˈax cyxumlal. Ke chˈit, tecˈax cyxumlal. Bix ke quis̈, tecˈax cyxumlal. 40 Ma chin yolena cyiˈj alcyekch xumlalbaj te twitz txˈotxˈ. Pero jax juˈx at cabtl te twitz cyaˈj. Pero yaaˈn juniyˈ cycyeˈyenc cyuyaj te twitz txˈotxˈ. 41 Tecˈax juun tuya tcyeˈyenc. Kˈij tecˈax tcyeˈyenc twitz xjaw. Bix xjaw tecˈax tcyeˈyenc cywitz cheˈw. Bix jax juˈx ke cheˈw. At juun nim twitz juntl. Key hermano, katzen o takˈ Dios jun xumlalbaj tuˈn tajben te cykil wikan at twitz txˈotxˈ bix twitz cyaˈj, ctkˈaˈtzen Dios jun kxumlal tuˈn tajben ke oj kjaw itzˈj juntl maj.

42 Entonces, key hermano, cykilj at twitz txˈotxˈ bix twitz cyaˈj nyeecˈan te ke ti pjel oj kjatz itzˈj tuj cyamecy. Jun iyaj, oj tcuˈx awet, cwelex kˈey, pero cjawel itzˈj jun t‑xul. Bix juˈtzen kten. Ko cymel, bix ko jawetz itzˈj tuya junxitl kxumlal, bix ja jun kxumlal te junx maj. Miˈn kˈey. 43 Kxumlal at jaˈlewe yaaˈn cyiw, bix ncyim. Pero ja tzunj acˈaj kxumlal qˈuitzˈjel oj kjatz itzˈj juntl maj, masxsen tbanel bix te junx maj cyiw. 44 Kxumlal at jaˈlewe cwelex kˈey tisen jun iyaj, pero jun acˈaj kxumlal ckiikˈel alcye jun kˈij. Katzen at kxumlal najben te twitz txˈotxˈ, jax juˈx at jun kxumlal ckiikˈel tuˈn tajben te acˈaj kchunkˈlal. 45 Cycyeˈyenc ti toc tuˈn tyol Dios tiˈj kchunkˈlal te twitz txˈotxˈ. Tz̈i cyjulu: “Tneel xjal Adán e cub bint tuˈn toc te jun xjal,” tz̈i tyol Dios. Pero Cristo, jaxin kˈolte kchunkˈlal cˈajbel te junx maj. 46 Jkxumlal najben nuk te twitz txˈotxˈ, jatzen tneelj, bix jkxumlal cˈajbel te junx maj, jatzen tcabj. 47 Adán el itzˈj tiˈ txˈotxˈ, bix juˈ tzunj ajben t‑xumlalxin te twitz txˈotxˈ. Pero te Cristo, amale twitz txˈotxˈet itzˈjaxin, pero texin tuj cyaˈj tzajninaxin. 48 Yal te cykil xjal te twitz txˈotxˈ, jaca juun xjal at kxumlal tisenj te Adán, tuˈn najben te twitz txˈotxˈ. Pero kej xjal nchi oc lpe tiˈ Cristo, ctemel jun cyxumlal tisenj te Cristo e tzaj tuj cyaˈj. 49 Tisen jaˈlewe at kxumlal tisen t‑xumlal jxjal itzˈj te twitz txˈotxˈ, jax juˈx at kxumlal laˈ alcye jun kˈij tisenj tej xin tzajninxe tuj cyaˈj.

50 Key hermano, cxeˈltzen ntzakˈbeˈna jaˈlewe tiˈj ti tten oj kjatz itzˈj juntl maj. Ja tzunj kxumlal tuya kchuˈl bix ktz̈qˈuel at jaˈlewe twitz txˈotxˈ, mlay tzˈocx tuj tcawbil Dios, cuma tej at tuˈn tcuˈx kˈey, mlay tzˈajben jaaˈj mintiiˈ cyamecy. 51 Juˈ tzunj cxeˈl nkˈumena cyey jun tumel o tzaj tyeecˈan Dios weya. Amale yaaˈnt cykilca koˈ ocslal ko cymel, pero cykilca kxumlal cchˈixpetel. 52 Jlu pjel tuj ajkelbil, nuk tisen ncub yutzˈpaj ttzi kwitz. Tzul jun kˈij oj tkˈajt tzunj mancˈbil tkˈajkˈajel xux. Oj tkˈajt xux, cykilca t‑xjal Dios cyimne chi jawetz itzˈj bix mlay chi cyim juntl maj. Kej ocslal mitknaˈx cycyim jax ko chˈixpetel tuya jun acˈaj kxumlal, pero miˈn ko cyim. Te tzunj kˈij tzul cchˈixpetel cykilca koˈ ocslal. 53 Cyjel kkˈoˈn jkxumlal nxiˈ tuj cyamecy tuˈntzen kocx tuj jun kxumlal miˈn kˈey, acˈaj, bix mintiiˈ tbajlel. 54 Ojtzen tcyaj kkˈoˈn jkxumlal ncuˈx kˈey, tuˈntzen kocx tuj juntl kxumlal mintiiˈ tbajlel, otktzen bint jun yol tuj tyol Dios tz̈i cyjulu: “Pjeltzen twiˈ cyamecy kibaj cuma ccamal kchunkˈlal te junx maj tibaj kcyamecy,” tz̈i tyol Dios. 55 Juˈ tzunj, oj kjatz itzˈj tuj cyamecy, bixsen ko al meltzˈaj xmucchal tiˈ taaw cyamecy. Cxeˈl kkbaˈn: “Taaw cyamecy, ¿ti e baj tey? E tajbey tuˈn ktzyeta tuˈna, pero min e camana. ¿Tiiˈn o txiˈj tipemala tuˈn toc is̈j kiˈja?” tz̈i kbel. 56 Yaltzen tipemal taaw cyamecy, ¿titzen jilel tipemal taaw cyamecy tuˈn toc tis̈jsaˈn ejooˈ jaˈlewe? Jaj tuˈn tbinchaj il kuˈn, bix j‑il nxiˈ tiiˈn ejooˈ tuj cyamecy. Tzin tyeecˈan tley Dios at nim kil, bix tuˈn kil, at tuˈn kxiˈ tuj cyamecy. 57 Pero chjonte te Kman Dios o tzaj tkˈoˈn coˈpbil ke tuˈn miˈn koˈx tuj tkˈab taaw il tuˈnj e baj bint tuˈn Kaaw Jesucristo.

58 Entonces, key hermano n‑oc cyakˈa weya, jaxte ko camal tibaj il bix tibaj cyamecy. Yaaˈn tuˈn kcyaj tuj cyamecy. Juˈ tzunj chi weˈxixa tuj kocslabl tiˈ Kaaw, tuˈntzen miˈn chi cub tzˈaka. Bix chi akˈananxa tuya cykil cyanema tuj taakˈen Kaaw, cuma yaaˈn nuk kajx nko akˈanan.

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, (D)by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless (E)you believed in vain.

For (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, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day (I)according to the Scriptures, (J)and that He was seen by [a]Cephas, then (K)by the twelve. After 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. After that He was seen by James, then (L)by all the apostles. (M)Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

For 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. 10 But (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. 11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Risen Christ, Our Hope(R)

12 Now 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? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, (S)then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, 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. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; (U)you are still in your sins! 18 Then 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

20 But now (X)Christ is risen from the dead, and has become (Y)the firstfruits of those who have [d]fallen asleep. 21 For (Z)since by man came death, (AA)by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall (AB)be made alive. 23 But (AC)each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. 24 Then 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. 25 For He must reign (AE)till He has put all enemies under His feet. 26 (AF)The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. 27 For (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

29 Otherwise, 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? 30 And (AJ)why do we stand in [e]jeopardy every hour? 31 I affirm, by (AK)the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, (AL)I die daily. 32 If, 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!”

33 Do 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

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

39 All 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.

40 There 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. 41 There 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. 44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, (AW)“The first man Adam became a living being.” (AX)The last Adam became (AY)a life-giving spirit.

46 However, 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. 48 As 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. 49 And (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

50 Now this I say, brethren, that (BF)flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a [m]mystery: (BG)We shall not all sleep, (BH)but we shall all be changed— 52 in 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. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and (BJ)this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So 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?”

56 The 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. 1 Corinthians 15:5 Peter
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:6 Died
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:18 Died
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:20 Died
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:30 danger
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:39 NU, M omit of flesh
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:40 heavenly
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:40 earthly
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:47 earthy
  10. 1 Corinthians 15:47 NU omits the Lord
  11. 1 Corinthians 15:48 earthy
  12. 1 Corinthians 15:49 M let us also bear
  13. 1 Corinthians 15:51 hidden truth
  14. 1 Corinthians 15:55 NU O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?

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

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

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

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

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

After 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.

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

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

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

10 But 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.

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

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

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

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

15 Yea, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 Then 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.

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

26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

27 For 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.

28 And 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.

29 Else 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?

30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

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

32 If 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.

33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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

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

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

37 And 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:

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

39 All 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.

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

41 There 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52 In 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.

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

54 So 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.

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

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

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

58 Therefore, 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.

15 Now, brothers, I must remind you of the Good News which I proclaimed to you, and which you received, and on which you have taken your stand, and by which you are being saved — provided you keep holding fast to the message I proclaimed to you. For if you don’t, your trust will have been in vain. For among the first things I passed on to you was what I also received, namely this: the Messiah died for our sins, in accordance with what the Tanakh says; and he was buried; and he was raised on the third day, in accordance with what the Tanakh says; and he was seen by Kefa, then by the Twelve; and afterwards he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, though some have died. Later he was seen by Ya‘akov, then by all the emissaries; and last of all he was seen by me, even though I was born at the wrong time. For I am the least of all the emissaries, unfit to be called an emissary, because I persecuted the Messianic Community of God. 10 But by God’s grace I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain; on the contrary, I have worked harder than all of them, although it was not I but the grace of God with me. 11 Anyhow, whether I or they, this is what we proclaim, and this is what you believed.

12 But if it has been proclaimed that the Messiah has been raised from the dead, how is it that some of you are saying there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then the Messiah has not been raised; 14 and if the Messiah has not been raised, then what we have proclaimed is in vain; also your trust is in vain; 15 furthermore, we are shown up as false witnesses for God in having testified that God raised up the Messiah, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then the Messiah has not been raised either; 17 and if the Messiah has not been raised, your trust is useless, and you are still in your sins. 18 Also, if this is the case, those who died in union with the Messiah are lost. 19 If it is only for this life that we have put our hope in the Messiah, we are more pitiable than anyone.

20 But the fact is that the Messiah has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have died. 21 For since death came through a man, also the resurrection of the dead has come through a man. 22 For just as in connection with Adam all die, so in connection with the Messiah all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: the Messiah is the firstfruits; then those who belong to the Messiah, at the time of his coming; 24 then the culmination, when he hands over the Kingdom to God the Father, after having put an end to every rulership, yes, to every authority and power. 25 For he has to rule until he puts all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be done away with will be death, 27 for “He put everything in subjection under his feet.”[a] But when it says that “everything” has been subjected, obviously the word does not include God, who is himself the one subjecting everything to the Messiah. 28 Now when everything has been subjected to the Son, then he will subject himself to God, who subjected everything to him; so that God may be everything in everyone.

29 Were it otherwise, what would the people accomplish who are immersed on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not actually raised, why are people immersed for them? 30 For that matter, we ourselves — why do we keep facing danger hour by hour? 31 Brothers, by the right to be proud which the Messiah Yeshua our Lord gives me, I solemnly tell you that I die every day. 32 If my fighting with “wild beasts” in Ephesus was done merely on a human basis, what do I gain by it? If dead people are not raised, we might as well live by the saying, “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”[b] 33 Don’t be fooled. “Bad company ruins good character.” 34 Come to your senses! Live righteously and stop sinning! There are some people who lack knowledge of God — I say this to your shame.

35 But someone will ask, “In what manner are the dead raised? What sort of body do they have?” 36 Stupid! When you sow a seed, it doesn’t come alive unless it first dies. 37 Also, what you sow is not the body that will be, but a bare seed of, say, wheat or something else; 38 but God gives it the body he intended for it; and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. 39 Not all living matter is the same living matter; on the contrary, there is one kind for human beings, another kind of living matter for animals, another for birds and another for fish. 40 Further, there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; but the beauty of heavenly bodies is one thing, while the beauty of earthly bodies is something else. 41 The sun has one kind of beauty, the moon another, the stars yet another; indeed, each star has its own individual kind of beauty.

42 So it is with the resurrection of the dead. When the body is “sown,” it decays; when it is raised, it cannot decay. 43 When sown, it is without dignity; when raised, it will be beautiful. When sown, it is weak; when raised, it will be strong. 44 When sown, it is an ordinary human body; when raised, it will be a body controlled by the Spirit. If there is an ordinary human body, there is also a body controlled by the Spirit. 45 In fact, the Tanakh says so: Adam, the first man, became a living human being;[c] but the last “Adam” has become a life-giving Spirit. 46 Note, however, that the body from the Spirit did not come first, but the ordinary human one; the one from the Spirit comes afterwards. 47 The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 People born of dust are like the man of dust, and people born from heaven are like the man from heaven; 49 and just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, so also we will bear the image of the man from heaven.

50 Let me say this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot share in the Kingdom of God, nor can something that decays share in what does not decay. 51 Look, I will tell you a secret — not all of us will die! But we will all be changed! 52 It will take but a moment, the blink of an eye, at the final shofar. For the shofar will sound, and the dead will be raised to live forever, and we too will be changed. 53 For this material which can decay must be clothed with imperishability, this which is mortal must be clothed with immortality. 54 When what decays puts on imperishability and what is mortal puts on immortality, then this passage in the Tanakh will be fulfilled:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.[d]

55 “Death, where is your victory?
Death, where is your sting?”[e]

56 The sting of death is sin; and sin draws its power from the Torah; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah!

58 So, my dear brothers, stand firm and immovable, always doing the Lord’s work as vigorously as you can, knowing that united with the Lord your efforts are not in vain.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:27 Psalm 8:7(6)
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13, 56:12
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Genesis 2:7
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:54 Isaiah 25:8
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14