1 CORINTIOS 15
Náhuatl de Guerrero
Cristo oyol niman onoquetzeu ipan itlalcon
15 Aman, nocnihuan, nicnequi nemechelnamictis on cuajli tlajtojli yejhuan quitemaca temaquixtilistli yejhuan ica onemechnojnotz. In temachtilistli, yejhua onenquiselijquej, niman aman ipan nenmelajcanemij. 2 Niman yejhua itechcopa nenquipiaj temaquixtilistli tla nenquejehuaj in tlen ica onemechmachtij. Pero tla xnenquejehuaj, tla ijcon sanencaj onentlaneltocaquej.
3 Onemechmachiltij on temachtilistli yejhuan onicselij. Yejhua más hueyixticaj xquen ocse itlaj temachtilistli. On temachtilistli sa no yejhua in. Cristo omic san ipampa totlajtlacolhuan, quen on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua. 4 Quemaj oquitlaltocaquej, niman ipan yeyi tonajli oyoliu niman onoquetzteu ipan itlalcon, ijcon quen on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua. 5 Ijcuac yoyoliu, oquinotitij Pedro, niman quemaj on majtlactli huan omemej apóstoles. 6 Quemaj san secan oquinnotitij más de macuijli ciento tocnihuan. Más miyequej yejhuamej oc nemij, masqui sequimej yomiquej. 7 Más saquin oquinotitij Jacobo niman quemaj nochimej on apóstoles.
8 Quemaj sa ica nochi onechnotitij, nejhua yejhuan sa quen on conetzintli yejhuan san huetzi. 9 Nejhua, tej, xnihueyixticaj quen on ocsequimej apóstoles, niman nion achijtzin xnechmelahua nechtocayotisquej apóstol pampa oniquintlahuelitac niman oniquintlajyohuiltij on tlaneltocaquej. 10 Pero aman nejhua niapóstol pampa Dios onechtlalij ijqui ican iteicnelilis. Niman iteicnelilis yejhuan onechmacac xsan ijqui onicuajcau. Yej nejhua más sanoyej yonitequit xquen on ocsequimej apóstoles, masqui xsa no nejhua nitequiti, yej iteicnelilis Dios tequiti notechcopa. 11 Pero xhueyi quijtosnequi tla on ocsequimej apóstoles más otequitquej, noso yej nejhua más onitequit. Yej on tlen más hueyi quijtosnequi sa no yejhua on ica tinochimej ticteijliaj sa no yejhua temachtijli, niman in temachtijli nenquineltocaj.
Tejhuamej no tiyolihuisquej niman titoquetztehuasquej ipan totlalcon quen Cristo
12 Aman, tej, tla titemachtiaj ica Cristo oyoliu niman onoquetzteu ne ipan itlalcon, ¿tlica, tej, semej nemejhuamej quijtohuaj ica xhuelis yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej on mimiquej? 13 Tla on mimiquej xhuelis yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej, tla ijcon nion Cristo xoyoliu niman xonoquetzteu ne ipan itlalcon. 14 Niman tla Cristo xoyoliu niman xonoquetzteu, on temachtijli yejhuan ticteijliaj xitlaj quijtosnequi, niman on tlaneltoctli nenquipiaj no xitlaj quijtosnequi. 15 Niman tla ijcon yesquia, tejhuamej yejhuan ticteixpantiliaj ica Dios oquiyolihuitij niman oquetzteu Cristo ipan itlalcon, san tictlajtolquetztehuilisquiaj Dios. Tla xhuelis yolihuisquej on mimiquej, tla ijcon, yejhua xnejli oquiyolihuitij Cristo. 16 Tla melahuac yesquia xyolihuisquiaj niman xnoquetztehuasquiaj on mimiquej, tla ijcon, nion Cristo xoyoliu niman xonoquetzteu. 17 Niman tla Cristo xoyol niman xonoquetzteu, tla ijcon, nemotlaneltoc xitlaj ica mechpalehuiya niman oc mechtlajtlacolmacaticaj Dios. 18 Niman tla ijcon, on mimiquej yejhuan oquineltocaquej Cristo no ixpolijtoquej. 19 Niman tla totlamachalis itech Cristo techpalehuis san para ipan in nemilistli, tla ijcon, semi tixpolijtoquej ipan se hueyi ajmantli xquen nochimej on ocsequimej yejhuan nemij ipan in tlalticpactli.
20 Pero Cristo melahuac oyoliu niman onoquetzteu ipan itlalcon. Niman yejhua yacatzticaj intech on mimiquej yejhuan yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej ipan intlalcon. 21 Ijcon quen ipampa se tlacatl otzimpeu on miquilistli ipan in tlalticpactli, no ijqui ipampa se tlacatl otzimpeu inyolihuilis on mimiquej. 22 Ijcon quen nochimej miquij pampa itech Adán teconehuan, no ijqui nochimej yejhuan itech Cristo teyaxcahuan ocsejpa yolihuisquej. 23 Pero cada se ipan nochihuas ijcuac contocaros. Achtoj Cristo oyoliu niman onoquetzteu quen on huelic yejhuan achtoj tlaqui ipan cojtli. Quemaj ijcuac yejhua huajlas, quej yejhuamej on yejhuan iyaxcahuan yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej. 24 Quemaj yejcos on sa ica nochi tonajli ijcuac Cristo quinxoxotonis on yejhuan teyecanaj, niman on yejhuan quipiaj tequihuajyotl niman on yejhuan quipiaj poder. Ijcuacon yejhua quintemacas itech Dios on iTajtzin nochimej on yejhuan quinmandarohuaya. 25 Cristo ica oncaj tlamandaros hasta ijcuac Dios quintlajcalis icxitlan nochimej on itlahuelicnihuan niman quitlacamatisquej. 26 Niman on sa ica nochi itlahuelicniu yejhuan quitlanis, on yejhua on miquilistli. 27 On Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua: “Dios nochi tlajtlamach oquimactilij Cristo para quimandaros.” Pero ijcuac quijtohua ica nochi tlajtlamach oquimactilij, xquijtosnequi ica Dios tehuan onotemactilij. 28 Ijcuac nochi on tlajtlamach quitlacamatis Cristo, sa no yejhua iConeu Dios notemactilis itech Dios yejhuan oquimactilij nochi on tlajtlamach yejhuan quimandarohua. Ijcuacon Dios cuajli quimandaros nochi san se hueyi.
29 Tla on mimiquej xyolihuisquej niman xnoquetztehuasquej, ¿tlica, tej, sequimej impampa nocuatequiyaj? ¿Tlinon para, tej, ijcon quichihuaj tla xquineltocaj ica ipan ocse tonajli on mimiquej yolihuisquej?
30 Niman tla on mimiquej xyolihuisquej, ¿tlica tejhuamej yejhuan tiapóstoles nochipa san ipampa on techmictisnequij? 31 Nemechmelajcaijlia, nocnihuan, ica ijcon quen melahuac nennechpactiaj pampa nentlaneltocaj itech Cristo, no melahuac ica mojmostla nechmictisnequij. 32 Nanica ipan in hueyican itoca Efeso oninoxixicoj inhuan on tlacamej quen ninoxixicosquia inhuan temojtijquej yolquej. ¿Tlinon nictlanisquia yejhua ica on, tej, tla melahuac yesquia ica on mimiquej xyolihuisquej? Más cuajli yesquia tla nicchihuasquia quen on tlajtojli quijtohua, yejhuan quijtohua: “Ma titlacuacan niman ma tatlican, pampa mostla timiquisquej.”
33 Ma ca xmocahuilican mechcajcayahuacan. Oncaj tlajtojli yejhuan ijquin quijtohua: “On xcuajcualtin tehuicaltin quijtlacohuaj on tlen cuajli sequimej quichihuaj.” 34 Xmelajcatlalican nemotlamachilis niman ma ca sa xchihuacan tlajtlacojli. Sequimej nemejhuamej xquixmatij Dios. Niman yejhua in niquijtohua para xpinahuacan.
Ijquin yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej on mimiquej ipan intlalcon
35 Pero cas yacaj tetlajtoltis: “¿Quen ijqui, tej, yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej on mimiquej? ¿Catlejhua on tlalnacayotl quipiasquej?” 36 Yejhuan ijcon quijtohua nesi quen semi tonto, pampa ijcuac itlaj xinachtli quitocaj, xcaman ixhua niman noscaltia tla xachtopa palani inacayo on xinachtli ne ijtic tlajli. 37 Niman ijcuac itlaj tictoca, xtictoca xojtli para yejhua ma ixhua, yej tictoca on xinachtli trigo noso itlaj ocse. 38 Dios quimaca on xinachtli se tlacayotl quen yejhua quinequi. Niman cada ocse tlamantic xinachtli Dios quimaca itlacayo quen cuajli para quipias. 39 Niman intlalnacayo on tlen nemij ipan in tlalticpactli xnochi sa no ijqui. On tlacamej, on huejhueyi yolquej, on totomej niman on michimej nochi ocse tlamantic nacayojquej. 40 No ijqui, tej, oncaj ilhuicacnacayotl yejhuan onoquej ne ilhuicac niman tlalnacayotl yejhuan onoquej nican ipan in tlalticpactli. Pero on ilhuicacnacayomej onoquej ne ilhuicac no ocse tlamantic cualtetzitzintin xquen on tlalnacayomej yejhuan onoquej nican ipan in tlalticpactli. 41 Niman no on tonaltzintli, on metztli niman on sitlalimej no ocse tlamantic cualtetzitzintin ica impetlanalis. Niman no sa no yejhuamej on sitlalimej cada se ocse tlamantic cualtzin petlani. 42 Ijquin nochihuas ijcuac on mimiquej yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej. On tlalnacayotl palani ijcuac quitlaltocaj, pero ijcuac on tlalnacayotl yolihuis niman noquetztehuas, xcaman palanis ocsejpa. 43 On tlalnacayotl xcojtic niman xquipia tetlacaitalistli ijcuac quitlaltocaj, pero ijcuac on tlalnacayotl yolihuis niman noquetztehuas, quiselis tetlacaitalistli niman cojtic yes. 44 Ijcuac quitlaltocaj on tlalnacayotl, yejhua tlalticpacnacayotl, pero ijcuac on tlalnacayotl yolihuis niman noquetztehuas, ilhuicacnacayotl yes. Tla oncaj on tlalticpacnacayotl, tla ijcon no oncaj on ilhuicacnacayotl. 45 On Yectlajcuilojli ijquin quijtohua: “On achtoj tlacatl, yejhua Adán. Ijcuac Dios oquitlalij, oquimacac nemilistli.” Pero on sa ica nochi Adán, yejhua Cristo. Niman Cristo ican iEspíritu quitemaca on yencuic nemilistli para nochipa. 46 Xachtoj ticseliaj toilhuicacnemilis, yej achtoj ticseliaj totlalticpacnemilis niman quemaj ticseliaj toilhuicacnemilis. 47 On achtoj Adán quisa ipan in tlalticpactli niman tlachijchiutli ican tlajli. Yejhua oquis itech in tlalticpactli, niman on sa ica nochi Adán quisa ne ilhuicac. 48 Nochimej tlacamej yejhuan nemij ipan in tlalticpactli quipiaj intlalnacayo quen on achtoj tlacatl Adán oquipix yejhuan Dios oquichijchiu ican tlajli. Pero on tlacamej yejhuan nemisquej ne ilhuicac quipiasquej inilhuicacnacayo quen Cristo yejhuan oquis ne ilhuicac. 49 Niman ijcon quen aman ticpiaj on tlalnacayotl quen Adán oquipix yejhuan tlachijchiutli ican tlajli, se tonajli ticpiasquej toilhuicacnacayo quen iilhuicacnacayo Cristo yejhuan quisticaj ne ilhuicac.
50 Nejhua yejhua in nemechijlia, nocnihuan, ica totlalnacayo yejhuan tlachijchiutli ican nacatl, ican yestli niman ican omitl xhuelis calaquis ne campa tlamandarohua Dios yejhuan ilhuicac chanej. In nemechijlia pampa on totlalnacayo yejhuan hueli palani xhuelis calaquis ne ilhuicac campa oncaj on yejhuan xcaman palani nion ijtlacahui. 51 Xcaquican, aman nemechijlia on tlen ichtaca oncaj. Xtinochimej timiquisquej, pero tinochimej techtlalnacayopatlasquej. 52 Ijcuac quipitzasquej on sa ica nochi trompeta, tinochimej titotlalnacayopatlasquej nimantzin quen ijcuac se san hualijcopi. Ijquin nochihuas pampa ijcuac on trompeta quipitzasquej, on mimiquej yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej ipan intlalcon para xocaman ocsejpa miquisquej. Ijcuacon, tej, tinochimej titotlalnacayopatlasquej. 53 In tlalnacayotl yejhuan xhueli huejcahui oncaj, ica oncaj nopatlas ica on ilhuicacnacayotl yejhuan para nochipa onyas. Niman yejhua in totlalnacayo yejhuan hueli miqui ica oncaj nopatlas ica on ilhuicacnacayotl yejhuan xcaman miquisquej. 54 Ijcuac in tlalnacayotl yejhuan xhueli huejcahui oncaj yonopatlac ica on ilhuicacnacayotl yejhuan para nochipa onyas, niman ijcuac in tlalnacayotl yejhuan hueli miqui yonopatlac ica on ilhuicacnacayotl yejhuan xcaman miquis, ijcuacon ye huelis nijtos on tlen ipan in Yectlajcuilojli tlajcuilolnesticaj: “On miquilistli yoxoxoton, aman on tetlanilistli yotetlan. 55 ¡Oh miquilistli! ¿canon oncaj mopoder para titechmictis? ¡Oh tlalcontli! ¿canon oncaj mopoder para titechtlanis?” 56 On tlacamej miquij ipampa on tlajtlacojli, niman on tlajtlacojli quipia poder para techmictia ipampa on itlanahuatil Moisés. 57 Pero ma ticmacacan tlaxtlahuijli Dios, pampa on miquilistli yotictlanquej itechcopa toTeco Jesucristo.
58 Ijcon, tej, notlajsojcaicnihuan, xmelajcanemican ipan nemotlaneltoc. Ma ca xcahuilican itlaj ma mechejcuani itech nemotlaneltoc. Nochipa xchihuacan itequiu toTeco ican nochi nemoyojlo, pampa ye nenquimatztoquej ica on tequitl xsanencaj nenquichihuasquej ijcuac nenquichihuaj san secan ihuan toTeco.
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?
1 Corinthians 15
English Standard Version
The Resurrection of Christ
15 Now I would remind you, brothers,[a] of the gospel (A)I preached to you, which you received, (B)in which you stand, 2 and by which (C)you are being saved, if you (D)hold fast to the word I preached to you—(E)unless you believed in vain.
3 For (F)I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died (G)for our sins (H)in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised (I)on the third day (J)in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that (K)he appeared to Cephas, then (L)to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to (M)James, then (N)to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, (O)he appeared also to me. 9 For (P)I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because (Q)I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, (R)I worked harder than any of them, (S)though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, (T)how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, (U)then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that (V)he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and (W)you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who (X)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope[b] in this life only, (Y)we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact (Z)Christ has been raised from the dead, (AA)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as (AB)by a man came death, (AC)by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For (AD)as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then (AE)at his coming (AF)those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers (AG)the kingdom to God the Father after destroying (AH)every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign (AI)until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be (AJ)destroyed is death. 27 For (AK)“God[c] has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When (AL)all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that (AM)God may be all in all.
29 Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? 30 Why are we (AN)in danger every hour? 31 I protest, brothers, by (AO)my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, (AP)I die every day! 32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, (AQ)I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, (AR)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” 33 (AS)Do not be deceived: (AT)“Bad company ruins good morals.”[d] 34 (AU)Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For (AV)some have no knowledge of God. (AW)I say this to your shame.
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask, (AX)“How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” 36 You foolish person! (AY)What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. 39 For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
42 (AZ)So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; (BA)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. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, (BB)“The first man Adam became a living being”;[e] (BC)the last Adam became a (BD)life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 (BE)The first man was from the earth, (BF)a man of dust; (BG)the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, (BH)so also are those who are of heaven. 49 Just (BI)as we have borne the image of the man of dust, (BJ)we shall[f] also bear the image of the man of heaven.
Mystery and Victory
50 I tell you this, brothers: (BK)flesh and blood (BL)cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. (BM)We shall not all sleep, (BN)but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For (BO)the trumpet will sound, and (BP)the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and (BQ)this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
(BR)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55 (BS)“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and (BT)the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, (BU)who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 (BV)Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in (BW)the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord (BX)your labor is not in vain.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 15:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 6, 31, 50, 58
- 1 Corinthians 15:19 Or we have hoped
- 1 Corinthians 15:27 Greek he
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 Probably from Menander's comedy Thais
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Greek a living soul
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some manuscripts let us
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