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 Corinthiens 15
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
La résurrection
15 Je vous rappelle, frères, l’Evangile que je vous ai annoncé, que vous avez reçu, dans lequel vous avez persévéré, 2 et par lequel vous êtes sauvés, si vous le retenez dans les termes où je vous l’ai annoncé; autrement, vous auriez cru en vain.
3 Je vous ai enseigné avant tout, comme je l’avais aussi reçu, que Christ est mort pour nos péchés, selon les Ecritures; 4 il a été enseveli, et il est ressuscité le troisième jour, selon les Ecritures; 5 et il est apparu à Céphas, puis aux douze. 6 Ensuite, il est apparu à plus de cinq cents frères à la fois, dont la plupart sont encore vivants, et dont quelques-uns sont morts. 7 Ensuite, il est apparu à Jacques, puis à tous les apôtres. 8 Après eux tous, il m’est aussi apparu à moi, comme à l’avorton; 9 car je suis le moindre des apôtres, je ne suis pas digne d’être appelé apôtre, parce que j’ai persécuté l’Eglise de Dieu. 10 Par la grâce de Dieu je suis ce que je suis, et sa grâce envers moi n’a pas été vaine; loin de là, j’ai travaillé plus qu’eux tous, non pas moi toutefois, mais la grâce de Dieu qui est avec moi. 11 Ainsi donc, que ce soit moi, que ce soient eux, voilà ce que nous prêchons, et c’est ce que vous avez cru.
12 Or, si l’on prêche que Christ est ressuscité des morts, pourquoi quelques-uns parmi vous disent-ils qu’il n’y a point de résurrection des morts? 13 S’il n’y a point de résurrection des morts, Christ non plus n’est pas ressuscité. 14 Et si Christ n’est pas ressuscité, notre prédication est donc vaine, et votre foi aussi est vaine. 15 Il se trouve même que nous sommes de faux témoins à l’égard de Dieu, puisque nous avons témoigné contre Dieu qu’il a ressuscité Christ, tandis qu’il ne l’aurait pas ressuscité, si les morts ne ressuscitent point. 16 Car si les morts ne ressuscitent point, Christ non plus n’est pas ressuscité. 17 Et si Christ n’est pas ressuscité, votre foi est vaine, vous êtes encore dans vos péchés, 18 et par conséquent aussi ceux qui sont morts en Christ sont perdus. 19 Si c’est dans cette vie seulement que nous espérons en Christ, nous sommes les plus malheureux de tous les hommes.
20 Mais maintenant, Christ est ressuscité des morts, il est les prémices de ceux qui sont morts. 21 Car, puisque la mort est venue par un homme, c’est aussi par un homme qu’est venue la résurrection des morts. 22 Et comme tous meurent en Adam, de même aussi tous revivront en Christ, 23 mais chacun en son rang, Christ comme prémices, puis ceux qui appartiennent à Christ, lors de son avènement. 24 Ensuite viendra la fin, quand il remettra le royaume à celui qui est Dieu et Père, après avoir réduit à l’impuissance toute domination, toute autorité et toute puissance. 25 Car il faut qu’il règne jusqu’à ce qu’il ait mis tous ses ennemis sous ses pieds. 26 Le dernier ennemi qui sera réduit à l’impuissance, c’est la mort. 27 Dieu, en effet, a tout mis sous ses pieds[a]. Mais lorsqu’il dit que tout lui a été soumis, il est évident que celui qui lui a soumis toutes choses est excepté. 28 Et lorsque toutes choses lui auront été soumises, alors le Fils lui-même sera soumis à celui qui lui a soumis toutes choses, afin que Dieu soit tout en tous.
29 Autrement, que feraient ceux qui se font baptiser pour les morts? Si les morts ne ressuscitent absolument pas, pourquoi se font-ils baptiser pour eux? 30 Et nous, pourquoi sommes-nous à toute heure en péril? 31 Chaque jour je suis exposé à la mort, je l’atteste, frères, par la gloire dont vous êtes pour moi le sujet, en Jésus-Christ notre Seigneur. 32 Si c’est dans des vues humaines que j’ai combattu contre les bêtes à Ephèse, quel avantage m’en revient-il? Si les morts ne ressuscitent pas,
Mangeons et buvons, car demain nous mourrons[b].
33 Ne vous y trompez pas: les mauvaises compagnies corrompent les bonnes mœurs[c]. 34 Revenez à vous-mêmes, comme il est convenable, et ne péchez point; car quelques-uns ne connaissent pas Dieu, je le dis à votre honte.
35 Mais quelqu’un dira: Comment les morts ressuscitent-ils, et avec quel corps viennent-ils? 36 Insensé! ce que tu sèmes ne reprend point vie, s’il ne meurt. 37 Et ce que tu sèmes, ce n’est pas le corps qui naîtra; c’est un simple grain, de blé peut-être, ou d’une autre semence; 38 puis Dieu lui donne un corps comme il lui plaît, et à chaque semence il donne un corps qui lui est propre.
39 Toute chair n’est pas la même chair; mais autre est la chair des hommes, autre celle des quadrupèdes, autre celle des oiseaux, autre celle des poissons. 40 Il y a aussi des corps célestes et des corps terrestres; mais autre est l’éclat des corps célestes, autre celui des corps terrestres. 41 Autre est l’éclat du soleil, autre l’éclat de la lune, et autre l’éclat des étoiles; même une étoile diffère en éclat d’une autre étoile.
42 Ainsi en est-il de la résurrection des morts. Le corps est semé corruptible, il ressuscite incorruptible; 43 il est semé méprisable, il ressuscite glorieux; il est semé infirme, il ressuscite plein de force; 44 il est semé corps naturel[d], il ressuscite corps spirituel. S’il y a un corps naturel, il y a aussi un corps spirituel. 45 C’est pourquoi il est écrit: Le premier homme, Adam, devint une âme vivante[e]. Le dernier Adam est devenu un Esprit vivifiant. 46 Mais ce qui est spirituel n’est pas le premier, c’est ce qui est naturel; ce qui est spirituel vient ensuite. 47 Le premier homme, tiré de la terre, est terrestre; le second homme est du ciel. 48 Tel est le terrestre, tels sont aussi les terrestres; et tel est le céleste, tels sont aussi les célestes. 49 Et de même que nous avons porté l’image du terrestre, nous porterons aussi l’image du céleste.
50 Ce que je dis, frères, c’est que la chair et le sang ne peuvent hériter le royaume de Dieu, et que la corruption n’hérite pas l’incorruptibilité.
51 Voici, je vous dis un mystère: nous ne mourrons pas tous, mais tous nous serons changés, 52 en un instant, en un clin d’œil, à la dernière trompette. La trompette sonnera, et les morts ressusciteront incorruptibles, et nous, nous serons changés. 53 Car il faut que ce corps corruptible revête l’incorruptibilité, et que ce corps mortel revête l’immortalité.
54 Lorsque ce corps corruptible aura revêtu l’incorruptibilité, et que ce corps mortel aura revêtu l’immortalité, alors s’accomplira la parole qui est écrite:
La mort a été engloutie dans la victoire[f].
55 O mort, où est ta victoire?
O mort, où est ton aiguillon[g]?
56 L’aiguillon de la mort, c’est le péché; et la puissance du péché, c’est la loi. 57 Mais grâces soient rendues à Dieu, qui nous donne la victoire par notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ!
58 Ainsi, mes frères bien-aimés, soyez fermes, inébranlables, travaillant de mieux en mieux à l’œuvre du Seigneur, sachant que votre travail ne sera pas vain dans le Seigneur.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthiens 15:27 + Ps 8:7
- 1 Corinthiens 15:32 + Es 22:13
- 1 Corinthiens 15:33 Les mauvaises compagnies corrompent les bonnes mœurs: sentence du poète grec Ménandre; cp. Pr 13:20
- 1 Corinthiens 15:44 Seg. animal; litt. psychique
- 1 Corinthiens 15:45 + Ge 2:7
- 1 Corinthiens 15:54 + Es 25:8
- 1 Corinthiens 15:55 + Os 13:14
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
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 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.
3 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, 4 and 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. 6 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. 7 After 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.
9 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.”
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 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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