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1 Corinthians 15
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The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection

15 Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith]. 2 By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment].

3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],(A) 4 and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],(B) 5 and that He appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the [a]Twelve. 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep [in death]. 7 Then He was seen by James, then by all the apostles, 8 and last of all, as to one [b]untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.(C) 9 For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I [at one time] fiercely oppressed and violently persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me. 11 So whether it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed and trusted in and relied on with confidence.

12 Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how is it that [c]some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain [useless, amounting to nothing], and your faith is also vain [imaginary, unfounded, devoid of value and benefit—not based on truth]. 15 We are even discovered to be false witnesses [misrepresenting] God, because we testified concerning Him that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised, either; 17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless and powerless [mere delusion]; you are still in your sins [and under the control and penalty of sin]. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If we who are [abiding] in Christ have hoped only in this life [and this is all there is], then we are of all people most miserable and to be pitied.

The Order of Resurrection

20 But now [as things really are] Christ has in fact been raised from the dead, [and He became] the first fruits [that is, the first to be resurrected with an incorruptible, immortal body, foreshadowing the resurrection] of those who have fallen asleep [in death].(D) 21 For since [it was] by a man that death came [into the world], it is also by a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come. 22 For just as [d]in Adam all die, so also [e]in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s [own will be resurrected with incorruptible, immortal bodies] at His coming. 24 After that comes the end (completion), when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has made inoperative and abolished every ruler and every authority and power. 25 For Christ must reign [as King] until He has put all His enemies under His feet.(E) 26 The last enemy to be abolished and put to an end is death. 27 For He (the Father) has put all things in subjection under His (Christ’s) feet. But when He says, “All things have been put in subjection [under Christ],” it is clear that He (the Father) who put all things in subjection to Him (Christ) is excepted [since the Father is not in subjection to His own Son].(F) 28 However, when all things are subjected to Him (Christ), then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One (the Father) who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all [manifesting His glory without any opposition, the supreme indwelling and controlling factor of life].

29 Otherwise, what will those do who are being [f]baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people even baptized for them? 30 [For that matter] why are we [running such risks and putting ourselves] [g]in danger [nearly] every hour [if there is no resurrection]? 31 I assure you, believers, by the pride which I have in you in [your union with] Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily [I face death and die to self]. 32 What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I [h]fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink [enjoying ourselves now], for tomorrow we die.(G) 33 Do not be deceived: [i]“Bad company corrupts good morals.” 34 Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame.

35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body will they come?” 36 You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies. 37 The seed you sow is not the body (the plant) which it is going to become, but it is a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body just as He planned, and to each kind of seed a body of its own [is given].(H) 39 All flesh is not the same. There is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40 There are also heavenly bodies [sun, moon and stars] and earthly bodies [humans, animals, and plants], but the glory and beauty of the heavenly is one kind, and the glory of the earthly is another. 41 There is a glory and beauty of the sun, another glory of the moon, and yet another [distinctive] glory of the stars; and one star differs from another in glory and brilliance.

42 So it is with the resurrection of the dead. The [human] body that is sown is perishable and mortal, it is raised imperishable and immortal.(I) 43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in strength; 44 it is sown a natural body [mortal, suited to earth], it is raised a spiritual body [immortal, suited to heaven]. As surely as there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written [in Scripture], “The first man, Adam, became a living soul (an individual);” the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving spirit [restoring the dead to life].(J) 46 However, the spiritual [the immortal life] is not first, but the physical [the mortal life]; then the spiritual. 47 The first man [Adam] is from the earth, earthy [made of dust]; the second Man [Christ, the Lord] is from heaven.(K) 48 As is the earthly man [the man of dust], so are those who are of earth; and as is the heavenly [Man], so are those who are of heaven. 49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthly [the man of dust], [j]we will also bear the image of the heavenly [the Man of heaven].

The Mystery of Resurrection

50 Now I say this, believers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit nor be part of the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable (mortal) inherit the imperishable (immortal). 51 Listen very carefully, I tell you a mystery [a secret truth decreed by God and previously hidden, but now revealed]; we will not all sleep [in death], but we will all be [completely] changed [wondrously transformed], 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at [the sound of] the last trumpet call. For a trumpet will sound, and the dead [who believed in Christ] will be raised imperishable, and we will be [completely] changed [wondrously transformed]. 53 For this perishable [part of us] must put on the imperishable [nature], and this mortal [part of us that is capable of dying] must put on immortality [which is freedom from death]. 54 And when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the Scripture will be fulfilled that says, “Death is swallowed up in victory (vanquished forever).(L) 55 O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”(M) 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin [by which it brings death] is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:5 A title referring to the original disciples chosen by Jesus (including Judas). A few hours after betraying Jesus, Judas committed suicide (Matt 27:5) leaving only the eleven (Matt 28:16; Mark 16:14; Luke 24:9, 33).
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:8 Paul’s life-changing encounter with the resurrected Christ occurred on the road to Damascus (Acts 9).
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:12 Perhaps these were converted Sadducees, who as a sect denied the possibility of a resurrection (Acts 23:8).
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:22 Because of our physical nature as descendants of Adam.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:22 Because of our spiritual nature as born-again believers in Christ.
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:29 This has nothing to do with Christian baptism or salvation. Paul may be referring to the practices of a pagan religion that required a ritual washing to enter an afterlife.
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:30 Paul’s life was continuously threatened because of his public commitment to Christ.
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:32 This may refer figuratively to the furious crowd that rose up against Paul in Ephesus, rather than to literal animals (Acts 19:23-41).
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:33 Paul quotes this one verse maxim from the writings of the Greek dramatist Menander (342-291 b.c.). “Bad company” in this case undoubtedly refers to the teachers who were denying the truth of the resurrection.
  10. 1 Corinthians 15:49 Two early mss read “let us also.”
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1 CORINTIOS 15
Jacalteco, Oriental

Yin̈ yet yitzitzbican̈ Comam Jesucristo

15  Tinan̈ xin, hex wuẍtaj hex wanab, chiwochehan chenati Tzotiˈ yet colbanile halbilcano teyet wuhan, huneˈ chabilxa heyu bay lin̈anex tinan̈. 2 Yuto yu huneˈ Tzotiˈ yet colbanile tuˈ, yuxin colbilexxa, yaj tato mach lin̈anojex yin̈, chal yelapnoj tato mach heyayto yul heyanma yin̈ caw isyelal.

3 Haˈ huntekˈan cuybanile caw yilal yehi, haˈ wakˈan teyet, huntekˈan chabilcano wuhan. Quexincuynihan tato cam Comam Jesús yu comul, hacaˈ yalni yul Yum Comam Dios. 4 Lahwi tuˈ ismujlax Comam, yajaˈ yin̈ yox tzˈayic yitzitzbican̈ xol camom, hacaˈticˈa yalni yul Yum Comam Dios. 5 Isyeni isba Comam tet naj Pedro, isyenipaxo isba tet ebnaj ischejab. 6 Lahwi tuˈ xin, isyenipaxo isba Comam tet ecˈbal howeb ciento ebnaj juẍtaj. Txˈiˈal xin ebnaj aytocˈo tinan̈, ay xin ebnaj xacami. 7 Isyenipaxo isba Comam tet naj Jacobo, lahwi tuˈ xin isyenipaxo isba Comam tet ebnaj ischejab.

8 Haxa yin̈ istzujanilxa xin isyeni isba Comam wetan, yajaˈ hacaˈ hunu nichˈan unin pitzcˈana yalan̈to maẍto istiempohalo ispitzcˈahi, hac tuˈ wehan. 9 Yuxin caw matzet welapnojan xol ebnaj ischejab Comam chiwabehan, yuxin mach intzanojan yallax ischejab Comam Jesucristo win̈an, yuto wakˈ ecˈojan yaˈ yanma macta ayxaco yul iskˈab Comam Dios yet yalan̈tocanoj. 10 Yu iscˈulchˈanil iscˈul Comam Dios, yuxin ayinicojan yin̈ huneˈ munil tiˈ, yajaˈ mach nabn̈eho huneˈ iscˈulchˈanil iscˈul Comam yakˈ wettuˈan yuto ecˈbalto chinmunlahan sata ebnaj ischejab Comam. Yajaˈ maẍtaj yu wipan, walxinto haˈ iscˈulchˈanil Comam chicolwa win̈an. 11 Yajaˈ mach chiyoc yin̈ mac chihalnicˈo cuybanile tiˈ, ta haninan maca ebnaj ischejab Comam, haˈ huneˈ caw yilal to haˈ jalnicˈojan̈ cuybanile tuˈ, huneˈ chabilxa yul heyanma.

Chiitzitzbican̈ anma camnaxa

12 Han̈on̈tiˈan̈ quexcocuyan̈ yin̈ yet yitzitzbican̈ Comam Jesucristo, yajaˈ ¿tzet yin̈ xin ayex cheyala tato mach chiitzitzbican̈ camom? 13 Ta mach chiitzitzbican̈ anma camnaxa, machim itzitzbican̈ Comam Jesucristo. 14 Ta mach itzitzbican̈ Comam Jesucristo machim tzet chal yelapno cuybanile jakˈan̈ teyet, naban̈em chijaco janma yin̈ Comam. 15 Ta hac tuˈ lekˈtiˈon̈mi yin̈ Comam Dios, yuto chijala tato haˈ Comam Dios akˈni itzitzbocan̈ Comam Jesucristo. Machim yakˈ itzitzbocan̈ Comam Dios Comam Jesucristo tato yeli mach chiitzitzbican̈ camom. 16 Tato yeli mach chiitzitzbican̈ anma camnaxa, machmi itzitzbican̈ Comam Jesucristo. 17 Ta mach itzitzbican̈ Comam tuˈ xol camom, nabn̈em chijaco janma yin̈ Comam Dios, ayon̈tomico yin̈ comul. 18 Hacmipax tuˈ ebnaj chabilxa Comam Jesucristo yu yet iscami, cˈaynamicanto ebnaj yin̈ huneln̈e. 19 Ta iscawxobal cocˈul yin̈ Comam Jesucristo yuln̈e sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ yehi, maẍticˈam nichˈano iscˈulal jet yin̈ hacaˈ tuˈ.

20 Wal xin, yin̈ caw yeli itzitzbican̈ Comam Jesucristo xol camom, hacaˈ babel sat tzˈunub chakˈa, hac tuˈ yu isbabi yitzitzbican̈ cosataj.

21 Yu huneˈ naj, yuxin hul camical yiban̈ anma yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, yajaˈ yu huneˈxa naj xin, yuxin chiitzitzbican̈ anma yin̈ camical. 22 Hacaˈticˈa chu iscamto anma yu ismul naj Adán, hacticˈapax tuˈ chu yulcan̈ iscˈul anma yu Comam Jesucristo. 23 Yuxin yin̈ istxolal aycoj, haˈ Comam Jesucristo haˈ babel itzitzbican̈, haxa yet chul Comam yet iscayel cat yitzitzbican̈ macta yetxa Comam.

24 Lahwi tuˈ xin, cat yul islahobal tzˈayic bay chikˈoji Comam yin̈ ebnaj can̈yehi yeb ebnaj ayco yahawilo con̈ob, yeb ischejab naj matzwalil chiecˈ xol jakˈekˈ yeb yul yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, catto yanico Comam sunil tzet ay yul iskˈab tet Comam Dios Mame. 25 Yajaˈ yet maẍto chaco Comam Jesucristo sunil tiˈ yul iskˈab Comam Dios chˈoc Comam Yahawiloj masanto yet chioc sunil mac ayco ishowal yin̈ Comam yalan̈ yoj. 26 Haxa huneˈ islahobal bay chikˈoji Comam xin, haˈ ton yin̈ naj camical ayco ishowal yin̈ Comam. 27 Tzˈibn̈ebilcanoj tato sunil tzet ye tuˈ chacto Comam Dios yalan̈ yoj Comam Jesucristo, yajaˈ wal Comam Dios mach chiocto yalan̈ yoj Comam Jesucristo, yuto haˈ Comam Dios chianico sunil yalan̈ yoj Comam Cristo. 28 Yet chioccanto sunil yalan̈ yip Comam Jesucristo tuˈ xin, haˈ caw Comam tuˈ chacto isba yalan̈ ischejbanil Ismam an̈eco sunil tzet ye tuˈ yul iskˈab, hac tuˈ xin haxan̈e Comam Dios Yahaw chucanico yin̈ sunil tzet ye tuˈ.

29 Yebpaxo hunxa, hacaˈ anma chiah haˈ iswiˈ selelo anma camnaxa, yajaˈ ta mach chulcan̈ iscˈul camom, ¿tzet yin̈ xin chiah haˈ iswiˈ anma selelo anma camnaxa tuˈ?

30 Ta machi itzitzbican̈ camom, ¿tzet yin̈ xin chijakˈ janmahan̈ han̈on̈ ischejab Comam Dios on̈tiˈan̈ jijlenan̈ isyaˈtajil chul jiban̈an̈ hunun tzˈayic? 31 Hex wuẍtaj hex wanab, hanintiˈan caw hunun tzˈayic inhinni inbahan incaman. Huneˈ tiˈ caw yeli hacaˈ huneˈ tzalahilal chiwabehan teyin̈, yuto ayexxaco yul iskˈab Comam Jesucristo. 32 Hanintiˈan caw ecˈyaˈ wanmahan bey Efeso hacaˈtan̈e wakˈlenan howal yeb ej noˈ howla nokˈ. ¿Tzet xin chiwikˈan yin̈ huneˈ tuˈ tato mach chiitzitzbican̈ camom? Ta hac tuˈ, haˈmi ye yu anma chihalni hacaˈ tiˈ: “¡Waˈojon̈we yin̈ caw cˈul, jakˈawe tzet choche janma, yuto camomon̈xataxca yet hecal!” ẍi.

33 Hex wuẍtaj hex wanab, mach cheyakˈ subchaho heba, cajxam yallaxi: “Ta chijetbin̈e coba yeb anma txˈoj isbeybal, niẍtejaln̈e cocuynito cowatxˈen istxˈojal tuˈ,” ẍi. 34 Nachaojabilo heyu yin̈ istxˈojal bay ayexicoj yeb matxa cheyaco hemul, yuto ayex maẍto heyohtajo Comam Dios. Chiwalan huneˈ tiˈ yun̈e hetxˈixwican̈.

Yin̈ tzet chu yitzitzbican̈ anma camnaxa

35 Aymi mac chikˈamben hacaˈ tiˈ: “¿Tzettaxca chu yitzitzbican̈ anma camnaxa? yeb ¿tzettaxca jilni isnimanil yet chiitzitzbican̈?” ẍi. 36 Haˈ mac chalni hacaˈ tuˈ caw suc. Kˈinalo ta chicotzˈun hunu ixim hin̈at, caw yilal iskˈato huneˈ hin̈at tuˈ, hacaˈtan̈e chicam chijila, haxa yanma ixim xin chiahiloj. 37 Maẍtaj awalxa yehi chicotzˈunni, walxinto haˈ ixim hin̈at tuˈ chicotzˈunu, maca ixim hin̈at trigo maca hunuxa nan hin̈atil. 38 Haxa Comam Dios xin chiakˈni aholo ixim hin̈at tuˈ hacaˈ choche iscˈul, hataticˈa tzet hin̈atil chicotzˈunu haˈ xin chiahiloj.

39 Yuxin mach sunilo nimanile lahan, wal xin nanticˈa isnimanil anma, nanpaxo isnimanil no nokˈ can̈eb yoj, nanpaxo isnimanil noˈ chˈic, nanpaxo isnimanil noˈ cay.

40 Hacpax tuˈ xin, ay nimanile yet satcan̈ yehi, aypaxo nimanilehal yet sat txˈotxˈal tiˈ. Yajaˈ xin nananta jilni iscˈulchˈanil isnimanil tzettaj ye tuˈ ay satcan̈, yeb xin nan jilni iscˈulchˈanil isnimanil tzettaj ye tuˈ ay sat txˈo txˈotxˈ tiˈ. 41 Hacpax tuˈ tzˈayic, mach lahano iskˈakˈal yeb ixahaw, mach lahanpaxo yeb txˈumel, hacpax tuˈ ej txˈumel mach lahano iskˈakˈal hunun.

42 Hac tuˈ chu yitzitzbican̈ anma camom. Huneˈ nimanile chimujlaxi chietaxtoj, yajaˈ nanxa nimanile chu ispitzcˈacan̈, matxa xin chietaxtoj. 43 Chimujlax huneˈ nimanile ayco istxˈojal yin̈, wal yet chiitzitzbican̈ xin, cˈulchˈanxa jilni. Chimujlax huneˈ nimanile machi yip, haxa yet chiitzitzbican̈ caw ayxa yip. 44 Chimujlax huneˈ nimanile yet yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, haxa yet chiitzitzbican̈ xin, yetxa espíritu yehi. Ay nimanile yet yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, aypaxo nimanile yet espíritu.

45 Chal yul Yum Comam Dios hacaˈ tiˈ: “Haˈ naj Adán, naj babel winaj, anma yu iswatxˈelax naj, akˈbil iskˈinal naj,” ẍiayoj. Haxa naj iscab Adán, yet satcan̈ ye naj, haˈ naj chiakˈni kˈinale mach istan̈bal. 46 Wal xin babel hul tzet ye tuˈ yet yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, tzujan tuˈ xin, yul tzet ye tuˈ yet espíritu. 47 Naj babel winaj, yin̈ txˈo txˈotxˈ watxˈelax naj, yuxin yet txˈo txˈotxˈ ye naj. Wal naj iscab Adán yet satcan̈ ye naj. 48 Haˈ nimanile yet yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, lahan hacaˈ isnimanil naj watxˈebil yin̈ txˈo txˈotxˈ, wal nimanile yet satcan̈ xin, lahan hacaˈ isnimanil naj tit yul satcan̈.

49 Yulbal yet ayon̈ yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ, lahan conimanil yeb naj babel winaj watxˈebil yin̈ txˈo txˈotxˈ, wal yet bakˈin xin, lahan chielico conimanil hacaˈ naj yet satcan̈il yehi.

50 Hex wuẍtaj hex wanab, chiwalan teyet tato huneˈ conimanil tiˈ, mach chu yapni iscˈatan̈ Comam Dios, yuto chibe yeb baj; huntekˈan chietaxto tiˈ, mach chu yapni bay mach chietaxto tzet ye tuˈ. 51 Chiwochehan cheyohtan̈elo huneˈ tzet ye tuˈ ewan yehi: Mach cosunilo chon̈cami, yajaˈ xin cosunil chihellax conimanil, 52 yuto yin̈ caw lembil, hacaˈn̈e ismutzˈla cosat, yet chiokˈ chˈen islahobal trompeta cat yitzitzbican̈ macta ayxaco yul iskˈab Comam xacami, matxa xin bakˈinal chicami. Walon̈ itzitzon̈ tiˈ yet chiyuni huneˈ tuˈ chihellax conimanil. 53 Yuto huneˈ conimanil chietaxto tiˈ, chihellax yin̈ huneˈ nimanile mach chietaxtoj. Huneˈ conimanil chicamto tiˈ chihellaxi, haˈ huneˈ satcan̈il chiˈakˈlax seleloj huneˈ matxa bakˈin chitan̈iloj.

54 Huneˈ conimanil chietaxto tiˈ chiheli cat yoc yin̈ huneˈ nimanile machi etaxtoj. Chihellax conimanil chicamto tiˈ yin̈ huneˈ nimanile mach chicami. Hac tuˈ chu yijni isba tzet tzˈibn̈ebilcano yul Yum Comam Dios bay chala:
    Chicˈaytzelaxilo naj camical, ay huneˈ mac chikˈoji yin̈ naj yin̈ huneln̈e. 55 Yuxin hach camical ¿baytuˈwal ay hahelanil? ¿Baytuˈwal ay hawip hapotxˈwahi? ẍiayoj. 56 Haˈ mule chon̈yakˈ camoj, wal isley Comam Dios xin ip yanico isyaˈtajil jiban̈. 57 ¡Yajaˈ yuchˈandios tet Comam Dios, yuto xacon̈kˈoji yin̈ naj camical, yaj yu Comam Jesucristo!

58 Yuxin hex wuẍtaj hex wanab, hex xahan ay wuhan, lin̈bawe heba, mach chexpax teyintaj. Hunun tzˈayicojab hex yin̈ yet Comam, munlahan̈we yin̈ ismunil Comam Dios sunilbal tiempo, yuto johtaj tato mach nabn̈eho chon̈munla yin̈ ismunil Comam Jesucristo Jahawil.

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1 Corinthians 15
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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. 2 By this gospel you are saved,(C) if you hold firmly(D) to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

3 For 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) 4 that he was buried,(I) that he was raised(J) on the third day(K) according to the Scriptures,(L) 5 and that he appeared to Cephas,[b](M) and then to the Twelve.(N) 6 After 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) 7 Then he appeared to James,(P) then to all the apostles,(Q) 8 and last of all he appeared to me also,(R) as to one abnormally born.

9 For 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) 10 But 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) 11 Whether, then, it is I or they,(Z) this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

The Resurrection of the Dead

12 But 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) 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised,(AD) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More 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. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.(AF) 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep(AG) in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.(AH)

20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,(AI) the firstfruits(AJ) of those who have fallen asleep.(AK) 21 For since death came through a man,(AL) the resurrection of the dead(AM) comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.(AN) 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;(AO) then, when he comes,(AP) those who belong to him.(AQ) 24 Then 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) 25 For he must reign(AT) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(AU) 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.(AV) 27 For 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) 28 When 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)

29 Now 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? 30 And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?(BA) 31 I face death every day(BB)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If 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)

33 Do not be misled:(BF) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[e](BG) 34 Come 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

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

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

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

50 I 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) 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery:(CH) We will not all sleep,(CI) but we will all be changed(CJ)— 52 in 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. 53 For the perishable(CM) must clothe itself with the imperishable,(CN) and the mortal with immortality. 54 When 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)

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

58 Therefore, 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. 1 Corinthians 15:3 Or you at the first
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:5 That is, Peter
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:27 Psalm 8:6
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Gen. 2:7
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:54 Isaiah 25:8
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14
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