Book of Common Prayer
The resurrection of the dead.
15 Brethren, as pertaining to the gospel that I preached to you, which you have also accepted, and in which you continue, 2 by which also you are saved, I call to your mind how I preached to you – if you keep it, unless you have believed in vain. 3 For first of all I delivered to you that which I received: how Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day in accordance with the scriptures; 5 and that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After that he was seen by more than 500 brethren at once, of whom many remain to this day, and many have fallen asleep. 7 After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen by me, as by one who was born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of all the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God. 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me was not in vain, but I laboured more greatly than them all – yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach, and so you have believed.
John the Baptist sends his disciples to Christ, who gives them their answer. He rebukes the unthankful cities, and lovingly exhorts people to take his yoke upon them.
11 And when Jesus had made an end of instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and to preach in their towns.
2 When John, being in prison, heard about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples 3 and asked him, Are you he that was to come, or should we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you have heard and seen: 5 the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise up again, and the glad tidings are preached to the poor. 6 And blessed is the person who is not offended by me.
Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). Includes emendations to February 2022. All rights reserved.