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The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you — unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;
Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.
Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
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?
The Resurrection of the Dead
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.
We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
The Order of Resurrection
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.
For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.
When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.
When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?
I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day!
If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE.
What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”
The Resurrection Body
But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”
But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”
You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;
You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.
But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body.
All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish.
For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.
There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body;
So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.
it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
So also it is written, “The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.
But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.
The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.
As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly.
As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
The Mystery of Resurrection
Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Mystery and Victory
I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.
For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory.
When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?”
“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
O death, where is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law;
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.