1 Corinthians 15

The Resurrection of Christ

1NowG1161, brothersG80, I want to remindG1107 youG4771 of theG3588 gospelG2098 I preachedG2097 to youG4771, whichG3739 you receivedG3880, andG2532 inG1722 whichG3739 you stand firmG2476. 2ByG1223 this gospel you are savedG4982, ifG1487 you hold firmlyG2722 to theG5101 wordG3056 I preachedG2097 to youG4771. OtherwiseG1622G1487G3361, you have believedG4100 in vainG1500.

3ForG1063 whatG3739 I receivedG3880 I passed onG3860 to youG4771 as ofG1722 first importanceG4413: thatG3754 ChristG5547 diedG599 forG5228 ourG1473 sinsG266 according toG2596 theG3588 ScripturesG1124, 4thatG3754 He was buriedG2290, thatG3754 He was raisedG1453 on theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250 according toG2596 theG3588 ScripturesG1124, 5andG2532 thatG3754 He appearedG3708 to CephasG27861 and thenG1534 to theG3588 TwelveG1427. 6After thatG1899, He appearedG3708 to more thanG1883 five hundredG4001 brothersG80 at onceG2178, mostG4119 ofG1537 whomG3739 are still livingG3306G2193G737, thoughG1161 someG5100 have fallen asleepG2837. 7ThenG1899 He appearedG3708 to JamesG2385, thenG1534 to allG3956 theG3588 apostlesG652. 8AndG1161 lastG2078 of allG3956 He appearedG3708 to me alsoG2504, asG5619 toG3588 one of untimely birthG1626.

9ForG1063 IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 leastG1646 of theG3588 apostlesG652 and amG1510 unworthyG3756G2425 to be calledG2564 an apostleG652, becauseG1360 I persecutedG1377 theG3588 churchG1577 of GodG2316. 10ButG1161 by the graceG5485 of GodG2316 I amG1510 whatG3739 I amG1510, andG2532 HisG846 graceG5485 toG1519 meG1473 was notG3756G1096 in vainG2756. NoG235, I workedG2872 harderG4053 than all of themG3956G846—yetG1161 notG3756 IG1473, butG235 theG3588 graceG5485 of GodG2316 thatG3588 was withG4862 meG1473. 11WhetherG1535, thenG3767, it was IG1473 orG1535 theyG1565, this is whatG3779 we preachG2784, andG2532 this is whatG3779 you believedG4100.

The Resurrection of the Dead

12ButG1161 ifG1487 it is preachedG2784 thatG3754 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498, howG4459 can someG5100 ofG1722 youG4771 sayG3004 thatG3754 there isG1510 noG3756 resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498? 13IfG1487 there isG1510 noG3756 resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498, then not evenG3761 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453. 14AndG1161 ifG1487 ChristG5547 has not been raisedG3756G1453, ourG1473 preachingG2782 is worthlessG2756, andG2532 so is yourG4771 faithG4102. 15In that caseG1161, we are also exposed asG2532G2147 false witnessesG5575 about GodG2316. ForG3754 we have testifiedG3140 aboutG2596 GodG2316 thatG3754 He raisedG1453 Christ from the deadG5547, but He did not raiseG3756G1453 Him ifG1512 in factG686 the deadG3498 are not raisedG3756G1453.

16ForG1063 ifG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG3756G1453, then not evenG3761 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453. 17AndG1161 ifG1487 ChristG5547 has not been raisedG3756G1453, yourG4771 faithG4102 isG1510 futileG3152; you areG1510 stillG2089 inG1722 yourG4771 sinsG266. 18ThenG686 thoseG3588 alsoG2532 who have fallen asleepG2837 inG1722 ChristG5547 have perishedG622. 19IfG1487 ourG1510 hopeG1679 inG1722 ChristG5547 is forG1722 thisG3778 lifeG2222 aloneG3440, we areG1510 to be pitied moreG1652 than allG3956 menG444.

The Order of Resurrection

20ButG1161 ChristG5547 has indeedG3570 been raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498, the firstfruitsG536 of those whoG3588 have fallen asleepG2837. 21ForG1063 sinceG1894 deathG2288 came throughG1223 a manG444, the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498 comes alsoG2532 throughG1223 a manG444. 22For asG5618 inG1722 AdamG76 allG3956 dieG599, soG3779G2532 inG1722 ChristG5547 allG3956 will be made aliveG2227. 23ButG1161 eachG1538 inG1722 his ownG2398 turnG5001: ChristG5547 the firstfruitsG536; thenG1899 atG1722 HisG846 comingG3952, thoseG3588 who belong toG3588 Him.

24ThenG1534 theG3588 endG5056 will come, whenG3752 He hands overG3860 theG3588 kingdomG932 to GodG2316 the FatherG3962 afterG3752 He has destroyedG2673 allG3956 dominionG746, authorityG1849, andG2532 powerG1411. 25ForG1063 HeG846 mustG1163 reignG936 untilG891G3739 He has putG5087 allG3956 His enemiesG2190 underG5259 HisG846 feetG4228. 26The lastG2078 enemyG2190 to be destroyedG2673 is deathG2288. 27ForG1063 “God has putG5293 everythingG3956 underG5259 HisG846 feetG4228.”2 NowG1161 whenG3752 it saysG2036 thatG3754 everythingG3956 has been put under HimG5293, thisG3754 clearlyG1212 does not includeG1622 theG3588 One who put everything underG5293G3588G3956 HimG846. 28AndG1161 whenG3752 all thingsG3956 have been subjected toG5293 HimG846, thenG5119 theG3588 SonG5207 HimselfG846 will be made subjectG5293 to Him whoG3588 putG5293 all thingsG3956 under HimG846, so thatG2443 GodG2316 may beG1510 allG3956 inG1722 allG3956.

29If these things are not soG1893, whatG5101 will those doG4160 whoG3588 are baptizedG907 forG5228 theG3588 deadG3498? IfG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG3756G1453 at allG3654, whyG5101 are people baptizedG907 forG5228 themG846? 30AndG2532 whyG5101 do weG1473 endanger ourselvesG2793 everyG3956 hourG5610? 31I face deathG599 everyG2596 dayG2250, brothersG80, as surely asG3513 I boastG2192G2746 about youG5212 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG2962. 32IfG1487 I fought wild beastsG2341 inG1722 EphesusG2181 forG2596 humanG444 motives, whatG5101 did I gainG3786G1473? IfG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG3756G1453,

33Do notG3361 be deceivedG4105: “BadG2556 companyG3657 corruptsG5351 goodG5543 characterG2239.”4 34Sober upG1594 as you oughtG1346, andG2532 stop sinningG3361G264; forG1063 someG5100 of you are ignorantG2192G56 of GodG2316. I say thisG2980 toG4314 yourG4771 shameG1791.

The Resurrection Body

35ButG235 someoneG5100 will askG2046, “HowG4459 are theG3588 deadG3498 raisedG1453? With what kindG4169 of bodyG4983 will they comeG2064?” 36YouG4771 foolG878! WhatG3739 you sowG4687 does not come to lifeG3756G2227 unlessG1437G3361 it diesG599. 37AndG2532 whatG3739 you sowG4687 is notG3756 theG3588 bodyG4983 thatG3588 will beG1096, butG235 just a seedG1131G2848, perhapsG1487G5177 of wheatG4621 orG2228 somethingG5100 elseG3062. 38ButG1161 GodG2316 givesG1325 itG846 a bodyG4983 asG2531 He has designedG2309, andG2532 to eachG1538 kind ofG3588 seedG4690 He gives its ownG2398 bodyG4983.

39NotG3756 allG3956 fleshG4561 is theG3588 sameG846: MenG444 have oneG243 kind of fleshG4561, animalsG2934 have anotherG243, birdsG4421 anotherG243, andG1161 fishG2486 anotherG243. 40There are alsoG2532 heavenlyG2032 bodiesG4983 andG2532 earthlyG1919 bodiesG4983. ButG235 theG3588 splendorG1391 of theG3588 heavenlyG2032 bodies is of oneG2087 degree, andG1161 the splendor of theG3588 earthlyG1919 bodies is of anotherG2087. 41The sunG2246 has oneG243 degree of splendorG1391, the moonG4582 anotherG243, andG2532 the starsG792 anotherG243; andG1063 starG792 differsG1308 from starG792 inG1722 splendorG1391.

42SoG3779 will it be with theG3588 resurrectionG386 of theG3588 deadG3498: What is sownG4687 is perishableG1722G5356; it is raisedG1453 imperishableG1722G861. 43It is sownG4687 inG1722 dishonorG819; it is raisedG1453 inG1722 gloryG1391. It is sownG4687 inG1722 weaknessG769; it is raisedG1453 inG1722 powerG1411. 44It is sownG4687 a naturalG5591 bodyG4983; it is raisedG1453 a spiritualG4152 bodyG4983. IfG1487 there isG1510 a naturalG5591 bodyG4983, there isG1510 alsoG2532 a spiritualG4152 body. 45SoG3779 it is writtenG1125: “TheG3588 firstG4413 manG444 AdamG76 becameG1096G1519 a livingG2198 beingG5590”;5 theG3588 lastG2078 AdamG76 a life-givingG2227 spiritG4151.

46TheG3588 spiritualG4152, howeverG235, was notG3756 firstG4412, butG235 theG3588 naturalG5591, and thenG1899 theG3588 spiritualG4152. 47TheG3588 firstG4413 manG444 was of the dustG5517 ofG1537 the earthG1093, theG3588 secondG1208 manG444 fromG1537 heavenG3772. 48AsG3634 was theG3588 earthlyG5517 man, soG5108 alsoG2532 are those who areG3588 of the earthG5517; andG2532 asG3634 is theG3588 heavenlyG2032 man, soG5108 alsoG2532 are those who areG3588 of heavenG2032. 49AndG2532 just asG2531 we have borneG5409 theG3588 likenessG1504 of theG3588 earthlyG5517 man, so alsoG2532 shall we bearG5409 theG3588 likenessG1504 of theG3588 heavenlyG2032 man.

Where, O Death, Is Your Victory?

(Hosea 13:9–14)

50NowG1161 I declareG5346 to you, brothersG80, thatG3754 fleshG4561 andG2532 bloodG129 cannotG3756G1410 inheritG2816 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316, norG3761 does theG3588 perishableG5356 inheritG2816 theG3588 imperishableG861.

51ListenG2400, I tellG3004 youG4771 a mysteryG3466: We will notG3756 allG3956 sleepG2837, butG1161 we will all be changedG3956G236— 52inG1722 an instantG823, inG1722 the twinklingG4493 of an eyeG3788, atG1722 theG3588 lastG2078 trumpetG4536. ForG1063 the trumpet will soundG4537, theG3588 deadG3498 will be raisedG1453 imperishableG862, andG2532 weG1473 will be changedG236. 53ForG1063 theG3588 perishableG5349 mustG1163 be clothedG17466 with the imperishableG861, andG2532 theG3588 mortalG2349 with immortalityG110.

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WhenG3752 theG3588 perishableG5349 has been clothed withG1746 theG3588 imperishableG861 andG2532 theG3588 mortalG2349 with immortalityG110,7 thenG5119 theG3588 sayingG3056 thatG3588 is writtenG1125 will come to passG1096: “DeathG2288 has been swallowed upG2666 inG1519 victoryG3534.”8

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TheG3588 stingG2759 of deathG2288 is sinG266, andG1161 theG3588 powerG1411 of sinG266 is theG3588 lawG3551. 57ButG1161 thanksG5485 be toG3588 GodG2316, whoG3588 givesG1325 usG1473 theG3588 victoryG3534 throughG1223 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547!

58ThereforeG5620, myG1473 belovedG27 brothersG80, beG1096 steadfastG1476 and immovableG277. AlwaysG3842 excelG4052 inG1722 theG3588 workG2041 of theG3588 LordG2962, because you knowG1492 thatG3754 yourG4771 laborG2873 inG1722 the LordG2962 isG1510 notG3756 in vainG2756.