Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
How Are The Dead Raised, And With What Kind of Body?
35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”
What You Sow Must Die, And Then God Gives It New Life In a Different Body
36 Foolish one! What you sow is not given-life unless it dies. 37 And as to what you sow— you do not sow the body which will come, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest. 38 And God gives it a body just as He willed— indeed, to each of the seeds its own body[a].
So Also Is The Resurrection of The Dead. We Are Raised In a Heavenly Body
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in decay[a]; it is raised in undecayability[b]. 43 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[c] body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is[d] a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So also it has been written [in Gen 2:7], “The first man, Adam, became a living soul”. The Last Adam[e] became a life-giving[f] spirit. 46 But the spiritual body is not first— but the natural body, then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from earth, made-of-dust. The second Man is from heaven[g]. 48 Such[h] as was the one made-of-dust— such ones also are the ones made-of-dust. And such as is the heavenly One— such ones also are the heavenly ones. 49 And just as we bore[i] the image[j] of the one made of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly One.
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.
Love Your Enemies. Be Compassionate And Do Good To All
27 “But I say to you, the ones hearing[a]— Be loving your enemies. Be acting commendably to the ones hating you. 28 Be blessing[b] the ones cursing you. Be praying for the ones mistreating you. 29 To the one striking you on the cheek, be offering also the other. And from the one taking away your cloak, also do not withhold[c] the tunic[d]. 30 To everyone asking you, be giving. And from the one taking away your things, do not be demanding them back. 31 And just as you want people to be doing to you, be doing to them likewise. 32 If indeed you are loving the ones loving you, what-kind-of credit is it to you? For even the sinners are loving the ones loving them. 33 For if indeed you are doing-good-to the ones doing-good-to you, what kind of credit is it to you? Even the sinners are doing the same. 34 And if you lend-to ones from whom you are expecting[e] to receive, what kind of credit is it to you? Even sinners are lending to sinners to receive-back the equal[f] amounts. 35 But be loving your enemies, and be doing good, and be lending, expecting-back[g] nothing, and your reward will be great. And you will be sons[h] of the Most-High, because He is good to the ungrateful and evil ones. 36 Be compassionate, just-as[i] your Father also is compassionate.
Do Not Judge Or Condemn Others. Pardon And Give To Them
37 “And do not be judging[j], and you will never be judged. And do not be condemning, and you will never be condemned. Be pardoning, and you will be pardoned. 38 Be giving, and it will be given to you. They[k] will give a good measure— having been pressed down, having been shaken, running over— into your fold[l] [of the garment]. For with what measure you measure, it will be measured-back to you”.
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