1 Corinthians 15:21-49

New American Standard Bible

²¹ For since ^(A)by a man death came, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. ²² For ^(B)as in Adam all die, so also in ^[a]Christ all will be made alive. ²³ But each in his own order: Christ ^(C)the first fruits, after that ^(D)those who are Christ’s at ^(E)His coming, ²⁴ then comes the end, when He hands over ^(F)the kingdom to our ^(G)God and Father, when He has abolished ^(H)all rule and all authority and power. ²⁵ For He must reign ^(I)until He has put all His enemies under His feet. ²⁶ The last enemy that will be ^(J)abolished is death. ²⁷ For ^(K)He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, “^(L)All things are put in subjection,” it is clear that ^[b]this excludes the Father who put all things in subjection to Him. ²⁸ When ^(M)all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that ^(N)God may be all in all.

²⁹ For otherwise, what will those do who are baptized ^[c]for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized ^[d]for them? ³⁰ Why are we also ^(O)in danger every hour? ³¹ I affirm, brothers and sisters, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that ^(P)I die daily. ³² If ^[e]from human motives I ^(Q)fought with wild beasts at ^(R)Ephesus, what good is it to me? If the dead are not raised, ^(S)let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. ^33 (T)Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” ^34 (U)Sober up ^[f]morally and stop sinning, for some have ^(V)no knowledge of God. ^(W)I say this to your shame.

³⁵ But ^(X)someone will say, “How are ^(Y)the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?” ^36 (Z)You fool! That which you ^(AA)sow does not come to life unless it dies; ³⁷ and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of ^[g]something else. ³⁸ But God gives it a body just as He wished, and ^(AB)to each of the seeds a body of its own. ³⁹ All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of mankind, another flesh of animals, another flesh of birds, and another of fish. ⁴⁰ There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another. ⁴¹ There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.

^42 (AC)So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown ^[h](AD)a perishable body, it is raised ^[i](AE)an imperishable body; ⁴³ it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in ^(AF)glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; ⁴⁴ it is sown a ^(AG)natural body, it is raised a ^(AH)spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ So also it is written: “The first ^(AI)man, Adam, became a living ^[j]person.” The ^(AJ)last Adam was a ^(AK)life-giving spirit. ⁴⁶ However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. ⁴⁷ The first man is ^(AL)from the earth, ^[k](AM)earthy; the second man is from heaven. ⁴⁸ As is the earthy one, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly one, ^(AN)so also are those who are heavenly. ⁴⁹ Just as we have ^(AO)borne the image of the earthy, ^[l]we ^(AP)will also bear the image of the heavenly.