1 Corintios 15
Dios Habla Hoy
La resurrección de Cristo
15 Ahora, hermanos, quiero que se acuerden del evangelio que les he predicado. Éste es el evangelio que ustedes aceptaron, y en el cual están firmes. 2 También por medio de este evangelio se salvarán, si se mantienen firmes en él, tal como yo se lo anuncié; de lo contrario, habrán creído en vano.
3 En primer lugar les he enseñado la misma tradición que yo recibí, a saber, que Cristo murió por nuestros pecados, según las Escrituras; 4 que lo sepultaron y que resucitó al tercer día, también según las Escrituras; 5 y que se apareció a Cefas, y luego a los doce. 6 Después se apareció a más de quinientos hermanos a la vez, la mayoría de los cuales vive todavía, aunque algunos ya han muerto. 7 Después se apareció a Santiago, y luego a todos los apóstoles.
8 Por último se me apareció también a mí, que soy como un niño nacido anormalmente. 9 Pues yo soy el menos importante de los apóstoles, y ni siquiera merezco llamarme apóstol, porque perseguí a la iglesia de Dios. 10 Pero soy lo que soy porque Dios fue bueno conmigo; y su bondad para conmigo no ha resultado en vano. Al contrario, he trabajado más que todos ellos; aunque no he sido yo, sino Dios, que en su bondad me ha ayudado. 11 Lo que importa es que, tanto yo como ellos, esto es lo que hemos predicado, y esto es lo que ustedes han creído.
La resurrección de los demás
12 Pero si nuestro mensaje es que Cristo resucitó, ¿por qué dicen algunos de ustedes que los muertos no resucitan? 13 Porque si los muertos no resucitan, entonces tampoco Cristo resucitó; 14 y si Cristo no resucitó, el mensaje que predicamos no vale para nada, ni tampoco vale para nada la fe que ustedes tienen. 15 Si esto fuera así, nosotros resultaríamos ser testigos falsos de Dios, puesto que estaríamos afirmando en contra de Dios que él resucitó a Cristo, cuando en realidad no lo habría resucitado si fuera verdad que los muertos no resucitan. 16 Porque si los muertos no resucitan, entonces tampoco Cristo resucitó; 17 y si Cristo no resucitó, la fe de ustedes no vale para nada: todavía siguen en sus pecados. 18 En este caso, también están perdidos los que murieron creyendo en Cristo. 19 Si nuestra esperanza en Cristo solamente vale para esta vida, somos los más desdichados de todos.
20 Pero lo cierto es que Cristo ha resucitado. Él es el primer fruto de la cosecha: ha sido el primero en resucitar. 21 Así como por causa de un hombre vino la muerte, también por causa de un hombre viene la resurrección de los muertos. 22 Y así como en Adán todos mueren, así también en Cristo todos tendrán vida. 23 Pero cada uno en el orden que le corresponda: Cristo en primer lugar; después, cuando Cristo vuelva, los que son suyos. 24 Entonces vendrá el fin, cuando Cristo derrote a todos los señoríos, autoridades y poderes, y entregue el reino al Dios y Padre. 25 Porque Cristo tiene que reinar hasta que todos sus enemigos estén puestos debajo de sus pies; 26 y el último enemigo que será derrotado es la muerte. 27 Porque Dios lo ha sometido todo bajo los pies de Cristo. Pero cuando dice que todo le ha quedado sometido, es claro que esto no incluye a Dios mismo, ya que es él quien le sometió todas las cosas. 28 Y cuando todo haya quedado sometido a Cristo, entonces Cristo mismo, que es el Hijo, se someterá a Dios, que es quien sometió a él todas las cosas. Así, Dios será todo en todo.
29 De otra manera, los que se bautizan por los muertos, ¿para qué lo harían? Si los muertos no resucitan, ¿para qué bautizarse por ellos? 30 ¿Y por qué estamos nosotros en peligro a todas horas? 31 Porque, hermanos, todos los días estoy en peligro de muerte. Esto es tan cierto como la satisfacción que siento por ustedes en Cristo Jesús nuestro Señor. 32 Si yo, al luchar con las fieras en Éfeso, lo hubiera hecho por razones humanas, ¿qué habría ganado con eso? Si es verdad que los muertos no resucitan, entonces, como algunos dicen: «¡Comamos y bebamos, que mañana moriremos!»
33 No se dejen engañar. Como alguien dijo: «Los malos compañeros echan a perder las buenas costumbres.» 34 Vuelvan verdaderamente al buen juicio, y no pequen, pues algunos de ustedes no conocen a Dios. Digo esto para que se avergüencen.
Cómo resucitarán los muertos
35 Tal vez alguno preguntará: «¿Cómo resucitarán los muertos? ¿Qué clase de cuerpo tendrán?» 36 ¡Vaya pregunta tonta! Cuando se siembra, la semilla tiene que morir para que tome vida la planta. 37 Lo que se siembra no es la planta que ha de brotar, sino el simple grano, sea de trigo o de otra cosa. 38 Después Dios le da la forma que él quiere, y a cada semilla le da el cuerpo que le corresponde. 39 No todos los cuerpos son iguales; uno es el cuerpo del hombre, otro el de los animales, otro el de las aves y otro el de los peces. 40 Del mismo modo, hay cuerpos celestes y cuerpos terrestres; pero una es la hermosura de los cuerpos celestes y otra la hermosura de los cuerpos terrestres. 41 El brillo del sol es diferente del brillo de la luna y del brillo de las estrellas; y aun entre las estrellas, el brillo de una es diferente del de otra.
42 Lo mismo pasa con la resurrección de los muertos. Lo que se entierra es corruptible; lo que resucita es incorruptible. 43 Lo que se entierra es despreciable; lo que resucita es glorioso. Lo que se entierra es débil; lo que resucita es fuerte. 44 Lo que se entierra es un cuerpo material; lo que resucita es un cuerpo espiritual. Si hay cuerpo material, también hay cuerpo espiritual.
45 Así dice la Escritura: «El primer hombre, Adán, se convirtió en un ser viviente»; pero el último Adán se convirtió en espíritu que da vida. 46 Sin embargo, lo espiritual no es primero, sino lo material; después lo espiritual. 47 El primer hombre, hecho de tierra, era de la tierra; el segundo hombre es del cielo. 48 Los cuerpos de la tierra son como aquel hombre hecho de tierra; y los del cielo son como aquel que es del cielo. 49 Así como nos parecemos al hombre hecho de tierra, así también nos pareceremos a aquel que es del cielo. 50 Quiero decirles, hermanos, que lo puramente material no puede tener parte en el reino de Dios, y que lo corruptible no puede tener parte en lo incorruptible.
51 Pero quiero que conozcan el designio secreto de Dios: No todos moriremos, pero todos seremos transformados 52 en un momento, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, cuando suene el último toque de trompeta. Porque sonará la trompeta, y los muertos serán resucitados para no volver a morir. Y nosotros seremos transformados. 53 Pues nuestra naturaleza corruptible se revestirá de lo incorruptible, y nuestro cuerpo mortal se revestirá de inmortalidad. 54 Y cuando nuestra naturaleza corruptible se haya revestido de lo incorruptible, y cuando nuestro cuerpo mortal se haya revestido de inmortalidad, se cumplirá lo que dice la Escritura: «La muerte ha sido devorada por la victoria. 55 ¿Dónde está, oh muerte, tu victoria? ¿Dónde está, oh muerte, tu aguijón?» 56 El aguijón de la muerte es el pecado, y el pecado ejerce su poder por la ley. 57 ¡Pero gracias a Dios, que nos da la victoria por medio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo!
58 Por lo tanto, mis queridos hermanos, sigan firmes y constantes, trabajando siempre más y más en la obra del Señor; porque ustedes saben que no es en vano el trabajo que hacen en unión con el Señor.
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
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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