Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
Behold, I Tell You a Mystery: We Will Not All Die, But We Will All Conquer Death
50 Now I say this, brothers: that flesh and blood are not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor does decay inherit undecayability. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery[a]: we will not all fall-asleep. But we will all be changed— 52 in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For it will trumpet, and the dead will be raised undecayable[b], and we will be changed. 53 For this decayable body must put-on undecayability, and this mortal body must put on immortality[c]. 54 And when this decayable body puts-on undecayability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying having been written will come-about[d]: “Death was swallowed-up in victory” [Isa 25:8]. 55 “Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your stinger?” [Hos 13:14]. 56 Now the stinger[e] of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law[f]. 57 But thanks be to God, the One giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing