²¹ For ^(A)since by man came death, ^(B)by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. ²² For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall ^(C)be made alive. ²³ But ^(D)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 ^(E)the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. ²⁵ For He must reign ^(F)till He has put all enemies under His feet. ^26 (G)The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.

³⁰ And ^(A)why do we stand in ^[a]jeopardy every hour? ³¹ I affirm, by ^(B)the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, ^(C)I die daily. ³² If, in the manner of men, ^(D)I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, ^(E)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

³³ Do not be deceived: ^(F)“Evil company corrupts good habits.” ^34 (G)Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; ^(H)for some do not have the knowledge of God. ^(I)I speak this to your shame.

A Glorious Body

³⁵ But someone will say, ^(J)“How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” ³⁶ Foolish one, ^(K)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 ^[b]of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.

⁴⁰ There are also ^[c]celestial bodies and ^[d]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 (L)So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.