哥林多前书 15
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
基督的复活
15 弟兄们,我要你们认清我先前传给你们的福音;这福音你们领受了,又靠着它站立得住, 2 你们若能够持守我传给你们的信息,就必因这福音得救,否则你们是徒然相信。
3 我当日所领受又传给你们的,最重要的就是:照圣经所说,基督为我们的罪死了, 4 而且埋葬了;又照圣经所说,第三天复活了, 5 还显给矶法看,又显给十二使徒看, 6 后来一次显给五百多弟兄看,其中一大半到现在还在,却也有已经睡了的。 7 以后他显给雅各看,再显给众使徒看, 8 最后也显给我看;我如同未到产期而生的人一般。 9 我原是使徒中最小的,不配称为使徒,因为我曾迫害过 神的教会。 10 然而,由于 神的恩典,我才成了今日的我,并且他所赐给我的恩典不是徒然的。我比众使徒格外劳苦;其实不是我,而是 神的恩典与我同在。 11 无论是我或是其他使徒,我们都如此传,你们也都如此信了。
死人的复活
12 既然我们传基督是从死人中复活了,怎么在你们中间有人说没有死人复活的事呢? 13 若没有死人复活的事,基督就没有复活了。 14 基督若没有复活,我们所传的就是枉然,你们所信的也是枉然。 15 这样,我们甚至被当作是为 神妄作见证的,因为我们见证 神是使基督复活了。如果死人真的没有复活, 神就没有使基督复活了。 16 因为死人若不复活,基督也就没有复活了。 17 基督若没有复活,你们的信就是徒然,你们仍活在罪里。 18 就是在基督里睡了的人也灭亡了。 19 我们若靠基督只在今生有指望,就比所有的人更可怜了。
20 其实,基督已经从死人中复活,成为睡了之人初熟的果子。 21 既然死是因一人而来,死人复活也因一人而来。 22 在亚当里众人都死了;同样,在基督里众人也都要复活。 23 但各人是按着自己的次序复活:初熟的果子是基督;然后在他来的时候,是那些属于基督的。 24 再后,终结到了,那时基督既将一切执政的、掌权的、有权能的都毁灭了,就把国交给父 神。 25 因为基督必须掌权,等 神把一切仇敌都放在他的脚下。 26 他要毁灭的最后仇敌就是死亡。 27 因为经上说:“ 神使万物都服在他的脚下。”既然说万物都服了他,那使万物屈服的,很明显地是不在其内了。 28 既然万物服了他,那时,子也要自己顺服那叫万物服他的,好使 神在万物之中,在万物之上。
29 不然,那些为死人受洗的,能做什么呢?如果死人不会复活,为什么替他们受洗呢? 30 我们为什么要时刻冒险呢? 31 弟兄们[a],我在我们的主基督耶稣里,指着你们—我所夸的极力地说,我天天冒死。 32 从人的观点看来,我当日在以弗所同野兽搏斗,对我有什么益处呢?如果死人没有复活,
“让我们吃吃喝喝吧!
因为明天要死了。”
33 不要被欺骗了;
“滥交朋友败坏品德。”
34 你们要醒悟为善,不再犯罪;因为有人不认识 神。我说这话是要使你们羞愧。
复活的身体
35 但是有人会问:“死人怎样复活呢?他们带着什么身体来呢?” 36 无知的人哪,你所种的若不死就不能生。 37 并且你所种的不是那将来要有的形体,无论是麦子或别样谷物,都不过是子粒。 38 但 神随自己的意思给它一个形体,并叫各样子粒各有自己的形体。 39 不是所有的肉体都是同样的:人是一个样子,兽又是一个样子,鸟又是一个样子,鱼又是一个样子。 40 有天上的形体,也有地上的形体;但天上形体的荣光是一个样子,地上形体的荣光又是一个样子。 41 日有日的光辉,月有月的光辉,星有星的光辉;这星和那星的光辉也有区别。
42 死人复活也是这样。所种的是会朽坏的,复活的是不朽坏的; 43 所种的是羞辱的,复活的是荣耀的;所种的是软弱的,复活的是强壮的; 44 所种的是血肉的身体,复活的是灵性的身体。既有血肉的身体,也就有灵性的身体。 45 经上也是这样记着说:“首先的人亚当成了有生命的人”;末后的亚当成了赐生命的灵。 46 但是,不是属灵的在先,而是属血肉的在先,然后才是属灵的。 47 第一个人是出于地,是属于尘土;第二个人是出于天。 48 那属尘土的怎样,凡属尘土的也都怎样;属天的怎样,凡属天的也都怎样。 49 就如我们既有属尘土的形像,将来也必有属天的形像。
50 弟兄们,我要告诉你们的是:血肉之躯不能承受 神的国,必朽坏的也不能承受不朽坏的。 51 我如今把一件奥秘的事告诉你们:我们不是都要睡觉,而是都要改变, 52 就在一刹那,眨眼之间,号筒末次吹响的时候。因号筒要吹响,死人要复活成为不朽坏的,我们也要改变。 53 这会朽坏的必须变成[b]不朽坏的;这会死的总要变成不会死的。 54 当这会朽坏的变成不朽坏的,这会死的变成不会死的,那时经上所记“死亡已被胜利吞灭了”的话就应验了。
55 “死亡啊!你得胜的权势在哪里?
死亡啊!你的毒刺在哪里?”
56 死亡的毒刺就是罪,罪的权势就是律法。 57 感谢 神,他使我们藉着我们的主耶稣基督得胜。
58 所以,我亲爱的弟兄们,你们务要坚固,不可动摇,常常竭力多做主工,因为你们知道,你们在主里的劳苦不是徒然的。
1 Coríntios 15
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
A ressurreição de Cristo
15 Agora, irmãos, quero lembrar a vocês das Boas Novas que lhes anunciei. Vocês as receberam e ainda continuam firmes nelas. 2 Por meio das Boas Novas vocês também são salvos, se continuarem a crer naquilo que lhes ensinei. Caso contrário, vocês creram em vão.
3 Antes de tudo eu ensinei a vocês o que eu também recebi: que Cristo morreu pelos nossos pecados, como dizem as Escrituras. 4 Ele foi sepultado e, no terceiro dia, foi ressuscitado, como também dizem as Escrituras. 5 E apareceu a Pedro e depois aos doze apóstolos. 6 Depois disso, Jesus apareceu a mais de quinhentos irmãos em Cristo de uma só vez. A maior parte deles ainda está viva hoje, embora alguns já tenham morrido. 7 Depois Jesus apareceu a Tiago e, mais tarde, a todos os apóstolos. 8 Por fim, ele apareceu também a mim, como a uma pessoa que nasceu fora do tempo. 9 Porque eu sou o apóstolo menos importante e nem sequer mereço ser chamado apóstolo, pois persegui a igreja de Deus. 10 Mas pela graça de Deus sou o que sou. E a sua graça, que ele me deu, não foi desperdiçada. Ao contrário, trabalhei muito mais do que todos os apóstolos. (Embora não tenha sido eu mesmo quem trabalhou, mas a graça de Deus que estava comigo.) 11 Portanto, se fui eu ou foram eles que anunciaram as Boas Novas a vocês não importa, pois todos anunciamos a mesma coisa. O que importa é que vocês creram.
Nós vamos ressuscitar
12 Se a nossa mensagem é que Cristo ressuscitou dos mortos, como é que alguns de vocês dizem que não há ressurreição dos mortos? 13 Se não há ressurreição dos mortos, então Cristo também não ressuscitou. 14 E se Cristo não ressuscitou, então a nossa mensagem não tem valor nenhum, e a fé que possuem também não tem valor nenhum. 15 E nós somos culpados de mentir a respeito de Deus, porque temos afirmado que Deus ressuscitou a Cristo. Se é certo que os mortos não ressuscitam, Deus também não ressuscitou a Cristo. 16 Porque, se os mortos não ressuscitam, Cristo também não ressuscitou. 17 E se Cristo não ressuscitou, a fé que possuem não vale nada, e vocês ainda são controlados pelos seus pecados. 18 Se é assim, os que morreram, crendo em Cristo, estão perdidos. 19 Se a nossa esperança em Cristo é somente para esta vida, somos os mais infelizes de todos os homens.
20 Mas a verdade é que Cristo ressuscitou dos mortos. Ele foi o primeiro fruto da colheita de milhões que morrem e que também ressuscitarão. 21 Pois assim como por meio de um homem veio a morte, também por meio de um homem veio a ressurreição dos mortos. 22 Assim como todos morrem por causa de Adão, também todos voltarão a viver por causa de Cristo. 23 Mas cada um a seu próprio tempo: Cristo ressuscitou como o primeiro fruto da colheita; depois, aqueles que pertencem a Cristo ressuscitarão quando ele voltar. 24 E então virá o fim, quando Cristo tiver destruído todos os governos, autoridades e poderes, e entregar o reino a Deus, o Pai. 25 Porque Cristo tem que reinar até Deus pôr todos os seus inimigos sob o seu domínio.[a] 26 O último inimigo a ser destruído é a morte. 27 As Escrituras dizem: “Deus colocou todas as coisas sob o seu poder”.(A) Quando elas dizem que “todas as coisas” foram colocadas sob o seu poder, é claro que não incluem o próprio Deus. Deus é quem põe todas as coisas sob o domínio de Cristo. 28 Depois de tudo ficar sob o domínio de Cristo, então o próprio Filho vai ficar sob o domínio de Deus, aquele que pôs todas as coisas sob o domínio de Cristo. Assim, Deus terá o poder absoluto sobre tudo.
29 Por outro lado, que vão fazer os que se batizam por causa daqueles que morreram? Se os mortos não ressuscitam, por que se batizam por causa deles? 30 E quanto a nós? Por que nos colocamos em perigo a toda hora? 31 Eu morro todos os dias. Isso é verdade, irmãos, tão verdade como o orgulho que tenho de vocês em Cristo Jesus, nosso Senhor. 32 Se enfrentei animais ferozes em Éfeso só por motivos humanos, não ganhei nada. Se os mortos não ressuscitam, então “Comamos e bebamos, que amanhã morreremos”.(B) 33 Não se deixem enganar: “As más companhias destroem os bons costumes”. 34 Voltem a ter juízo e não pequem mais. Alguns de vocês não conhecem a Deus. Digo isto para envergonhá-los.
Que tipo de corpo nós teremos?
35 Mas alguém pode perguntar: “Como ressuscitam os mortos? Que tipo de corpo terão?” 36 Tolos! O que vocês plantam não nasce, se não morrer primeiro. 37 O que vocês plantam é uma simples semente, como a de trigo, ou de qualquer outra coisa, e não o “corpo” que vai surgir. 38 Mas Deus lhe dá o “corpo” que ele quiser e a cada semente, o seu próprio “corpo”.
39 A carne dos seres vivos não é toda do mesmo tipo: os homens têm um tipo de carne, os animais outro, as aves outro, e os peixes outro.
40 Também há corpos celestiais e corpos terrestres. Mas o esplendor dos corpos celestiais é um, e o dos corpos terrestres é outro. 41 O sol tem um esplendor, a lua tem outro e as estrelas outro. Até entre estrelas há diferenças no esplendor.
42 A mesma coisa acontecerá quando os mortos forem ressuscitados. O corpo que é “plantado” é destruído e se decompõe, mas o corpo que ressuscita nunca poderá ser destruído. 43 O corpo que é “plantado” é sem honra, mas ressuscita cheio de honra. O corpo que é “plantado” fraco, ressuscita cheio de poder. 44 O corpo que é “plantado” é feito de carne, mas o que ressuscita é espiritual.
Se há corpos feitos de carne, também há corpos espirituais. 45 Pois, como dizem as Escrituras: “O primeiro homem, Adão, se tornou um ser vivente”(C). Mas o último Adão[b] se tornou como espírito que dá a vida. 46 O homem espiritual não veio primeiro, mas sim o homem feito de carne; depois o espiritual. 47 O primeiro homem foi formado do pó da terra. O segundo homem veio do céu. 48 As pessoas que pertencem à terra são como o primeiro homem, que foi formado do pó da terra. Mas aquelas pessoas que pertencem ao céu são como o homem do céu. 49 Assim como somos semelhantes ao homem que foi formado do pó da terra, também seremos semelhantes ao homem do céu.
50 Digo-lhes isto, irmãos: O corpo feito de carne e sangue não pode ter parte no reino de Deus. Nem o que é mortal pode ter a imortalidade. 51 Mas ouçam, eu vou contar um segredo para vocês: Nem todos nós morreremos, mas todos seremos transformados. 52 Seremos transformados num segundo, num abrir e fechar de olhos, quando a última trombeta tocar. A trombeta tocará, os mortos ressuscitarão para a imortalidade e nós, que ainda estamos vivos, seremos transformados. 53 Pois é necessário que este corpo que é mortal vista-se com o que é imortal, e que o corpo que morre vista-se com o que não morre. 54 E quando este corpo que é mortal vestir-se com o que é imortal, e o corpo que morre vestir-se com o que não morre, então se cumprirá o que as Escrituras dizem:
“A morte é devorada pela vitória.(D)
55 Onde está, ó morte, a sua vitória?
Onde está, ó morte, o seu poder de ferir?”(E)
56 O poder de ferir que a morte tem é o pecado, e o poder do pecado vem da lei. 57 Mas graças sejam dadas a Deus! Ele nos dá a vitória por meio do nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo.
58 Portanto, meus queridos irmãos, permaneçam firmes e decididos. Entreguem-se completamente ao trabalho do Senhor, pois vocês sabem que, no Senhor, o trabalho de vocês não é inútil.
哥林多前书 15
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
基督的复活
15 弟兄姊妹,我希望你们记住我传给你们的福音,就是你们曾经领受,向来坚持的福音。 2 你们若持守我传给你们的,必因这福音而得救——除非你们没有真正相信。
3 我所领受并传给你们的最重要的信息是:基督照圣经的记载为我们的罪死了, 4 然后被埋葬了;又照圣经的记载在第三天复活了, 5 并曾向彼得显现,又向十二使徒显现; 6 后来有一次向五百多位弟兄姊妹显现,其中有许多至今依然健在,也有些已经安息了; 7 随后,祂向雅各显现,又向众使徒显现; 8 到最后,竟也向我这好像未按产期出生[a]的人显现。
9 在众使徒中我最微不足道,根本不配称为使徒,因为我曾迫害上帝的教会。 10 但靠着上帝的恩典,我成了今天的我,祂赐给我的恩典没有枉费。我比其他人更加卖力,不过我不是靠自己,而是上帝的恩典与我同在。 11 不论是我传的还是其他使徒传的,我们怎样传,你们也怎样相信了。
死人复活
12 既然我们一直都在传扬基督已经从死里复活,怎么你们当中却有些人否定死人复活的事呢? 13 要是没有死人复活的事,基督也就没有复活。 14 如果基督没有复活,我们所传的就是虚空,你们所信的也是虚空。 15 而且,我们就是在为上帝做假见证,因为我们见证上帝已经使基督复活了。如果没有死人复活的事,上帝也就没有叫基督复活。 16 如果人死了不会复活,基督也就没有复活。 17 如果基督没有复活,你们的信仰就是虚空,你们依旧沉沦在罪中, 18 那些在基督里安息的人也灭亡了。 19 如果我们对基督的盼望只在今世,我们就是世上最可怜的人。
20 然而,基督已经从死里复活,祂是死人中第一个复活的[b]。 21 既然死亡的到来是借着一人,复活的到来也是借着一人。 22 因为正如在亚当里众人都死了,同样,在基督里众人也都要复活。 23 然而,各人要按照先后次序复活。基督最先复活,以后祂再来时,属祂的人也要复活。 24 最后末日来临,那时基督会废除一切执政的、掌权的、有能力的,将国度交给父上帝。 25 因为基督必执掌王权,直到上帝将所有的仇敌都放在祂脚下。 26 祂最后要毁灭的仇敌就是死亡。 27 因为圣经上说:“上帝使万物降服在祂脚下。”当然,这里说的“万物都降服祂”不包括使万物降服祂的上帝。 28 到了万物都归服基督以后,圣子基督也要归服那使万物归服祂的上帝,使上帝做万物的主宰。
29 否则,那些人代替死人受洗有什么意义呢?死人如果不会复活,为什么要代替他们受洗呢? 30 我们又何必时刻身临险境呢? 31 我天天与死亡搏斗。弟兄姊妹,我这样说,就跟我在主基督耶稣里以你们为荣一样,没有半点虚假。 32 从人的角度看,我在以弗所与那些“恶兽”格斗对我有什么益处呢?如果死人不会复活,“让我们吃喝吧!因为明天我们就死了。” 33 你们不要上当受骗,“交坏朋友会败坏好品德”。 34 你们该醒悟了!不要继续犯罪,因为你们当中有些人不认识上帝。我说这话是要叫你们羞愧。
复活后的身体
35 或许有人会问:“死人怎样复活呢?复活后会有怎样的身体呢?” 36 无知的人啊!你们种下的种子必须先死,然后才能生长。 37 而且,你们种下的并不是那将来要长成的形体,仅仅是种子,或麦种,或其他种子。 38 上帝按自己的旨意赐给种子形体,每个种子都有自己的形体。 39 血肉之体各不相同,人、鱼、鸟、兽都各有不同的形体。
40 此外,有天上的形体,也有地上的形体,两者的荣光各不相同。 41 日有日的荣光,月有月的荣光,星有星的荣光,这颗星和那颗星的荣光也有分别。
42 死人复活也是同样的道理。种下去的会朽坏,复活的不会朽坏; 43 种下去的是羞耻的,复活的是荣耀的;种下去的是软弱的,复活的是刚强的; 44 种下去的是血肉之躯,复活的是属灵的形体。既有血肉之躯,也必有属灵的形体。 45 圣经上也说:“第一个亚当成了有生命的人”,但末后的亚当是赐人生命的灵。 46 先有的不是属灵的形体,而是血肉之躯,以后才有属灵的形体。 47 第一个人亚当来自地上,是用尘土造的,但第二个人基督来自天上。 48 尘土所造的那位是什么样,属地的人也是什么样;从天而来的那位是什么样,属天的人也是什么样。 49 我们既然有属地的形象,将来也必有属天的形象。
50 弟兄姊妹,我告诉你们,血肉之躯不能承受上帝的国,必朽坏的身体也不能承受永不朽坏的产业。 51 听着,我要告诉你们一个奥秘:我们并不是都要死亡[c],乃是都要改变—— 52 就在一刹那,眨眼之间,最后的号角吹响的时候。因为号角一吹响,死人就要复活成为永不朽坏的,我们也要改变。 53 那时,这必朽的身体要变成不朽的,这必死的要变成不死的。 54 当这一切发生的时候,就应验了圣经上的话:
“死亡被胜利吞灭了。”
55 “死亡啊!你得胜的权势在哪里?
死亡啊!你的毒钩在哪里?”
56 死亡的毒钩就是罪,罪借着律法施展它的权势。 57 但感谢上帝,祂使我们靠着主耶稣基督得胜。
58 所以,我亲爱的弟兄姊妹,你们务要坚定不移,总要竭力做主的工作,因为你们知道自己在主里面的辛勤付出不会白费。
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;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6 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.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
9 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.
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. 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,
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)
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 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
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