²⁸ Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will ^(A)hear His voice

¹² And I saw the dead, ^(A)small and great, standing before ^[a]God, ^(B)and books were opened. And another ^(C)book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged ^(D)according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.

¹⁴ For ^(A)if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him ^(B)those who ^[a]sleep in Jesus.

¹⁵ For this we say to you ^(C)by the word of the Lord, that ^(D)we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are ^[b]asleep. ¹⁶ For ^(E)the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with ^(F)the trumpet of God. ^(G)And the dead in Christ will rise first. ^17 (H)Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them ^(I)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus ^(J)we shall always be with the Lord.

^42 (A)So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. ^43 (B)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, ^(C)“The first man Adam became a living being.” ^(D)The last Adam became ^(E)a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁶ However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. ^47 (F)The first man was of the earth, ^(G)made^[a] of dust; the second Man is ^[b]the Lord ^(H)from heaven. ⁴⁸ As was the ^[c]man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; ^(I)and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. ⁴⁹ And ^(J)as we have borne the image of the man of dust, ^(K)we^[d] shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

Our Final Victory

⁵⁰ Now this I say, brethren, that ^(L)flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. ⁵¹ Behold, I tell you a ^[e]mystery: ^(M)We shall not all sleep, ^(N)but we shall all be changed— ⁵² in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. ^(O)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 ^(P)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: ^(Q)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

²⁴ Martha said to Him, ^(A)“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

²⁵ Jesus said to her, “I am ^(B)the resurrection and the life. ^(C)He who believes in Me, though he may ^(D)die, he shall live.

^21 (A)who will transform our lowly body that it may be ^(B)conformed to His glorious body, ^(C)according to the working by which He is able even to ^(D)subdue all things to Himself.

³⁹ This is the will of the Father who sent Me, ^(A)that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. ⁴⁰ And this is the will of Him who sent Me, ^(B)that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”