1 Corinthians 15:20-58

20But nowG3570 ChristG5547 1has been raisedG1453 from the deadG3498, the 2firstG536 fruitsG536 of thoseG3588 who 3are asleepG2837. 21For sinceG1894 4by a manG444 came deathG2288, by a manG444 alsoG2532 came the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498. 22For 5as in AdamG76 allG3956 dieG599, soG3779 alsoG2532 in 6ChristG5547 allG3956 will be madeG2227 aliveG2227. 23But eachG1538 in his ownG2398 orderG5001: ChristG5547 7the firstG536 fruitsG536, afterG1899 that 8thoseG3588 whoG3588 are Christ’sG5547 at 9His comingG3952, 24thenG1534 comes the endG5056, whenG3752 He handsG3860 over 10the kingdomG932 to the 11GodG2316 and FatherG3962, whenG3752 He has abolishedG2673 12allG3956 ruleG746 and allG3956 authorityG1849 and powerG1411. 25For He mustG1163 reignG936 13untilG891 He has putG5087 allG3956 His enemiesG2190 underG5259 His feetG4228. 26The lastG2078 enemyG2190 that will be 14abolishedG2673 is deathG2288. 27For 15He has putG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 in subjectionG5293 underG5259 His feetG4228. But whenG3752 He saysG3004, “16AllG3956 thingsG3956 are putG5293 in subjectionG5293,” it is evidentG1212 that He is exceptedG1622 who putG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 in subjectionG5293 to Him. 28WhenG3752 17allG3956 thingsG3956 are subjectedG5293 to Him, thenG5119 the SonG5207 HimselfG846 alsoG2532 will be subjectedG5293 to the One who subjectedG5293 allG3956 thingsG3956 to Him, soG2443 that 18GodG2316 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 19in dangerG2793 everyG3956 hourG5610? 31I affirmG3513, brethrenG80, by the boastingG2746 in you whichG3739 I haveG2192 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962, 20I dieG599 dailyG2596G2250. 32IfG1487 21from humanG444 motivesG2596 I 22foughtG2341 with wildG2341 beastsG2341 at 23EphesusG2181, whatG5101 does it profitG3786 me? IfG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG1453, 24let us eatG2068 and drinkG4095, for tomorrowG839 we dieG599. 3325Do not be deceivedG4105: “BadG2556 companyG3657 corruptsG5351 goodG5543 moralsG2239.” 3426BecomeG1594 sober-mindedG1594 27as you oughtG1346, and stopG3361 sinningG264; for someG5100 haveG2192 28noG56 knowledgeG56 of GodG2316. 29I speakG2980 this to your shameG1791.

35But 30someoneG5100 will sayG3004, “HowG4459 are 31the deadG3498 raisedG1453? And with whatG4169 kindG4169 of bodyG4983 do they comeG2064?” 3632You foolG878! That whichG3739 you 33sowG4687 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 34somethingG5100 elseG3062. 38But GodG2316 givesG1325 it a bodyG4983 justG2531 as He wishedG2309, and 35to 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.

4236SoG3779 alsoG2532 is the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498. It is sownG4687 3738a perishableG5356 body, it is raisedG1453 3940an imperishableG861 body; 43it is sownG4687 in dishonorG819, it is raisedG1453 in 41gloryG1391; it is sownG4687 in weaknessG769, it is raisedG1453 in powerG1411; 44it is sownG4687 a 42naturalG5591 bodyG4983, it is raisedG1453 a 43spiritualG4152 bodyG4983. IfG1487 there is a naturalG5591 bodyG4983, there is alsoG2532 a spiritualG4152 body. 45SoG3779 alsoG2532 it is writtenG1125, “The firstG4413 44manG444, AdamG76, becameG1096 a livingG2198 soulG5590.” The 45lastG2078 AdamG76 became a 46life-givingG2227 spiritG4151. 46HoweverG235, the spiritualG4152 is not firstG4413, but the naturalG5591; thenG1899 the spiritualG4152. 47The firstG4413 manG444 is 47from the earthG1093, 4849earthyG5517; the secondG1208 manG444 is from heavenG3772. 48As is the earthyG5517, soG5108 alsoG2532 are thoseG3588 who are earthyG5517; and as is the heavenlyG2032, 50soG5108 alsoG2532 are thoseG3588 who are heavenlyG2032. 49JustG2531 as we have 51borneG5409 the imageG1504 of the earthyG5517, 52we 53will alsoG2532 bearG5409 the imageG1504 of the heavenlyG2032.

50NowG1161 I sayG5346 thisG3778, brethrenG80, that 54fleshG4561 and bloodG129 cannotG1410G3756 55inheritG2816 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316; norG3761 does 56the perishableG5356 inheritG2816 5758the imperishableG861. 51BeholdG2400, I tellG3004 you a 59mysteryG3466; we will not allG3956 sleepG2837, but we will allG3956 be 60changedG236, 52in a momentG823, in the twinklingG4493 of an eyeG3788, at the lastG2078 trumpetG4536; for 61the trumpetG4537 will soundG4537, and 62the deadG3498 will be raisedG1453 63imperishableG862, and 64we will be changedG236. 53For thisG3778 65perishableG5349 mustG1163 putG1746 on 6667the imperishableG861, and thisG3778 68mortalG2349 must putG1746 on immortalityG110. 54But whenG3752 thisG3778 69perishableG5349 will have putG1746 on 70the imperishableG861, and thisG3778 mortalG2349 will have putG1746 on immortalityG110, thenG5119 will comeG1096 about the sayingG3056 that is writtenG1125, “71DeathG2288 is swallowedG2666 up in victoryG3534. 5572O deathG2288, whereG4226 is your victoryG3534? O deathG2288, whereG4226 is your stingG2759?” 56The stingG2759 of 73deathG2288 is sinG266, and 74the powerG1411 of sinG266 is the lawG3551; 57but 75thanksG5485 be to GodG2316, who givesG1325 us the 76victoryG3534 throughG1223 our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

5877ThereforeG5620, my belovedG27 brethrenG80, be steadfastG1476, immovableG277, alwaysG3842 aboundingG4052 in 78the workG2041 of the LordG2962, knowingG3609 that your toilG2873 is not in vainG2756 in the LordG2962.