1 Corinthians 15

The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection

1NowG1161 1I makeG1107 knownG1107 to you, brethrenG80, the 2gospelG2098 whichG3739 I preachedG2097 to you, whichG3739 alsoG2532 you receivedG3880, 3in whichG3739 alsoG2532 you standG2476, 2by whichG3739 alsoG2532 you are savedG4982, 4ifG1487 you holdG2722 fastG2722 5the wordG3056 whichG5101 I preachedG2097 to you, 6unlessG1487G3361 you believedG4100 in vainG1500.

3For 7I deliveredG3860 to you 8as of firstG4413 importanceG4413 whatG3739 I alsoG2532 receivedG3880, that ChristG5547 diedG599 9for our sinsG266 10accordingG2596 to the ScripturesG1124, 4and that He was buriedG2290, and that He was 11raisedG1453 on the thirdG5154 dayG2250 12accordingG2596 to the ScripturesG1124, 5and that 13He appearedG3708 to 14CephasG2786, thenG1534 15to the twelveG1427. 6AfterG1899 that He appearedG3708 to moreG1883 thanG1883 fiveG4001 hundredG4001 brethrenG80 at oneG2178 timeG2178, mostG4183 of whomG3739 remainG3306 untilG2193 nowG737, but someG5100 16have fallenG2837 asleepG2837; 7thenG1899 He appearedG3708 to 1718JamesG2385, thenG1534 to 19allG3956 the apostlesG652; 8and lastG2078 of allG3956, as 20to oneG1626 untimelyG1626 bornG1626, 21He appearedG3708 to me alsoG2532. 9For I amG1510 22the leastG1646 of the apostlesG652, 23and not fitG2425 to be calledG2564 an apostleG652, becauseG1360 I 24persecutedG1377 the churchG1577 of GodG2316. 10But by 25the graceG5485 of GodG2316 I amG1510 whatG3739 I amG1510, and His graceG5485 towardG1519 me did not proveG1096 vainG2756; but I 26laboredG2872 evenG4053 moreG4053 than allG3956 of them, yetG1161 27not I, but the graceG5485 of GodG2316 with me. 11WhetherG1535 thenG3767 it was I orG1535 they, soG3779 we preachG2784 and soG3779 you believedG4100.

12NowG1161 ifG1487 ChristG5547 is preachedG2784, that He has been raisedG1453 from the deadG3498, howG4459 do someG5100 amongG1722 you sayG3004 that there 28is noG3756 resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498? 13But ifG1487 there is noG3756 resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498, not evenG3761 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453; 14and 29ifG1487 ChristG5547 has not been raisedG1453, thenG686 our preachingG2782 is vainG2756, your faithG4102 alsoG2532 is vainG2756. 15MoreoverG1161 we are evenG2532 foundG2147 to be falseG5577 witnessesG5577 of GodG2316, becauseG3754 we testifiedG5577 30againstG2596 GodG2316 that He 31raisedG1453 32ChristG5547, whomG3739 He did not raiseG1453, ifG1512 in factG686 the deadG3498 are not raisedG1453. 16For ifG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG1453, not evenG3761 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453; 17and ifG1487 ChristG5547 has not been raisedG1453, your faithG4102 is worthlessG3152; 33you are stillG2089 in your sinsG266. 18ThenG686 thoseG3588 alsoG2532 who 34have fallenG2837 asleepG2837 in ChristG5547 have perishedG622. 19IfG1487 we have hopedG1679 in ChristG5547 in thisG3778 lifeG2222 onlyG3440, we are 35of allG3956 menG444 mostG1652 to be pitiedG1652.

The Order of Resurrection

20But nowG3570 ChristG5547 36has been raisedG1453 from the deadG3498, the 37firstG536 fruitsG536 of thoseG3588 who 38are asleepG2837. 21For sinceG1894 39by a manG444 came deathG2288, by a manG444 alsoG2532 came the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498. 22For 40as in AdamG76 allG3956 dieG599, soG3779 alsoG2532 in 41ChristG5547 allG3956 will be madeG2227 aliveG2227. 23But eachG1538 in his ownG2398 orderG5001: ChristG5547 42the firstG536 fruitsG536, afterG1899 that 43thoseG3588 whoG3588 are Christ’sG5547 at 44His comingG3952, 24thenG1534 comes the endG5056, whenG3752 He handsG3860 over 45the kingdomG932 to the 46GodG2316 and FatherG3962, whenG3752 He has abolishedG2673 47allG3956 ruleG746 and allG3956 authorityG1849 and powerG1411. 25For He mustG1163 reignG936 48untilG891 He has putG5087 allG3956 His enemiesG2190 underG5259 His feetG4228. 26The lastG2078 enemyG2190 that will be 49abolishedG2673 is deathG2288. 27For 50He has putG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 in subjectionG5293 underG5259 His feetG4228. But whenG3752 He saysG3004, “51AllG3956 thingsG3956 are putG5293 in subjectionG5293,” it is evidentG1212 that He is exceptedG1622 who putG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 in subjectionG5293 to Him. 28WhenG3752 52allG3956 thingsG3956 are subjectedG5293 to Him, thenG5119 the SonG5207 HimselfG846 alsoG2532 will be subjectedG5293 to the One who subjectedG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 to Him, soG2443 that 53GodG2316 may be allG3956 in allG3956.

29OtherwiseG1893, whatG5101 will thoseG3588 doG4160 who are baptizedG907 for the deadG3498? IfG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG1453 at allG3654, whyG5101 thenG2532 are they baptizedG907 for them? 30WhyG5101 are we alsoG2532 54in dangerG2793 everyG3956 hourG5610? 31I affirmG3513, brethrenG80, by the boastingG2746 in you whichG3739 I haveG2192 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 55I dieG599 dailyG2596G2250. 32IfG1487 56from humanG444 motivesG2596 I 57foughtG2341 with wildG2341 beastsG2341 at 58EphesusG2181, whatG5101 does it profitG3786 me? IfG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG1453, 59let us eatG2068 and drinkG4095, for tomorrowG839 we dieG599. 3360Do not be deceivedG4105: “BadG2556 companyG3657 corruptsG5351 goodG5543 moralsG2239.” 3461BecomeG1594 sober-mindedG1594 62as you oughtG1346, and stopG3361 sinningG264; for someG5100 haveG2192 63noG56 knowledgeG56 of GodG2316. 64I speakG2980 this to your shameG1791.

35But 65someoneG5100 will sayG3004, “HowG4459 are 66the deadG3498 raisedG1453? And with whatG4169 kindG4169 of bodyG4983 do they comeG2064?” 3667You foolG878! That whichG3739 you 68sowG4687 does not comeG2227 to lifeG2227 unlessG1437G3361 it diesG599; 37and that whichG3739 you sowG4687, you do not sowG4687 the bodyG4983 which is to be, but a bareG1131 grainG2848, perhapsG5177 of wheatG4621 orG2228 of 69somethingG5100 elseG3062. 38But GodG2316 givesG1325 it a bodyG4983 justG2531 as He wishedG2309, and 70to eachG1538 of the seedsG4690 a bodyG4983 of its ownG2398. 39AllG3956 fleshG4561 is not the sameG846 fleshG4561, but there is oneG243 flesh of menG444, and anotherG243 fleshG4561 of beastsG2934, and anotherG243 fleshG4561 of birdsG4421, and anotherG243 of fishG2486. 40There are alsoG2532 heavenlyG2032 bodiesG4983 and earthlyG1919 bodiesG4983, but the gloryG1391 of the heavenlyG2032 is oneG2087, and the glory of the earthlyG1919 is anotherG2087. 41There is oneG243 gloryG1391 of the sunG2246, and anotherG243 gloryG1391 of the moonG4582, and anotherG243 gloryG1391 of the starsG792; for starG792 differsG1308 from starG792 in gloryG1391.

4271SoG3779 alsoG2532 is the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498. It is sownG4687 7273a perishableG5356 body, it is raisedG1453 7475an imperishableG861 body; 43it is sownG4687 in dishonorG819, it is raisedG1453 in 76gloryG1391; it is sownG4687 in weaknessG769, it is raisedG1453 in powerG1411; 44it is sownG4687 a 77naturalG5591 bodyG4983, it is raisedG1453 a 78spiritualG4152 bodyG4983. IfG1487 there is a naturalG5591 bodyG4983, there is alsoG2532 a spiritualG4152 body. 45SoG3779 alsoG2532 it is writtenG1125, “The firstG4413 79manG444, AdamG76, becameG1096 a livingG2198 soulG5590.” The 80lastG2078 AdamG76 became a 81life-givingG2227 spiritG4151. 46HoweverG235, the spiritualG4152 is not firstG4413, but the naturalG5591; thenG1899 the spiritualG4152. 47The firstG4413 manG444 is 82from the earthG1093, 8384earthyG5517; the secondG1208 manG444 is from heavenG3772. 48As is the earthyG5517, soG5108 alsoG2532 are thoseG3588 who are earthyG5517; and as is the heavenlyG2032, 85soG5108 alsoG2532 are thoseG3588 who are heavenlyG2032. 49JustG2531 as we have 86borneG5409 the imageG1504 of the earthyG5517, 87we 88will alsoG2532 bearG5409 the imageG1504 of the heavenlyG2032.

The Mystery of Resurrection

50NowG1161 I sayG5346 thisG3778, brethrenG80, that 89fleshG4561 and bloodG129 cannotG1410G3756 90inheritG2816 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316; norG3761 does 91the perishableG5356 inheritG2816 9293the imperishableG861. 51BeholdG2400, I tellG3004 you a 94mysteryG3466; we will not allG3956 sleepG2837, but we will allG3956 be 95changedG236, 52in a momentG823, in the twinklingG4493 of an eyeG3788, at the lastG2078 trumpetG4536; for 96the trumpetG4537 will soundG4537, and 97the deadG3498 will be raisedG1453 98imperishableG862, and 99we will be changedG236. 53For thisG3778 100perishableG5349 mustG1163 putG1746 on 101102the imperishableG861, and thisG3778 103mortalG2349 must putG1746 on immortalityG110. 54But whenG3752 thisG3778 104perishableG5349 will have putG1746 on 105the imperishableG861, and thisG3778 mortalG2349 will have putG1746 on immortalityG110, thenG5119 will comeG1096 about the sayingG3056 that is writtenG1125, “106DeathG2288 is swallowedG2666 up in victoryG3534. 55107O deathG2288, whereG4226 is your victoryG3534? O deathG2288, whereG4226 is your stingG2759?” 56The stingG2759 of 108deathG2288 is sinG266, and 109the powerG1411 of sinG266 is the lawG3551; 57but 110thanksG5485 be to GodG2316, who givesG1325 us the 111victoryG3534 throughG1223 our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

58112ThereforeG5620, my belovedG27 brethrenG80, be steadfastG1476, immovableG277, alwaysG3842 aboundingG4052 in 113the workG2041 of the LordG2962, knowingG3609 that your toilG2873 is not in vainG2756 in the LordG2962.