Now aI make
known
to you, brethren
, the bgospel
which
I preached
to you, which
also
you received
, cin which
also
you stand
,
by which also
you are saved
, aif
you hold
fast
1the word
which
I preached
to you, bunless
you believed
in vain
.
For aI delivered to you 1as of first
importance
what
I also
received
, that Christ
died
bfor our sins
caccording
to the Scriptures
,
and that He was buried, and that He was araised
on the third
day
baccording
to the Scriptures
,
and that aHe appeared to bCephas
, then
cto the twelve
.
After that He appeared
to more
than
five
hundred
brethren
at one
time
, most
of whom
remain
until
now
, but some
ahave fallen
asleep
;
then He appeared
to 1 aJames
, then
to ball
the apostles
;
and last of all
, as 1to one
untimely
born
, aHe appeared
to me also
.
For I am athe least
of the apostles
, 1and not fit
to be called
an apostle
, because
I bpersecuted
the church
of God
.
But by athe grace of God
I am
what
I am
, and His grace
toward
me did not prove
vain
; but I blabored
even
more
than all
of them, yet
cnot I, but the grace
of God
with me.
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 ais no
resurrection
of the dead
?
But if there is no
resurrection
of the dead
, not even
Christ
has been raised
;
and aif Christ
has not been raised
, then
our preaching
is vain
, your faith
also
is vain
.
Moreover we are even
found
to be false
witnesses
of God
, because
we testified
1against
God
that He araised
2Christ
, whom
He did not raise
, if
in fact
the dead
are not 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
; ayou are still
in your sins
.
Then those
also
who ahave fallen
asleep
in Christ
have perished
.
If we have hoped
in Christ
in this
life
only
, we are aof all
men
most
to be pitied
.
But now Christ
ahas been raised
from the dead
, the bfirst
fruits
of those
who care asleep
.
For since aby a man
came death
, by a man
also
came the resurrection
of the dead
.
For aas in Adam all
die
, so
also
in 1Christ
all
will be made
alive
.
But each in his own
order
: Christ
athe first
fruits
, after
that bthose
who
are Christ's
at cHis coming
,
then comes the end
, when
He hands
over athe kingdom
to the bGod
and Father
, when
He has abolished
call
rule
and all
authority
and power
.
For He must reign
auntil
He has put
all
His enemies
under
His feet
.
The last enemy
that will be aabolished
is death
.
For aHE HAS PUT ALL
THINGS
IN SUBJECTION
UNDER
HIS FEET
. But when
He says
, " bAll
things
are put
in subjection
," it is evident
that He is excepted
who put
all
things
in subjection
to Him.
When aall
things
are subjected
to Him, then
the Son
Himself
also
will be subjected
to the One who subjected
all
things
to Him, so
that bGod
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?
Why are we also
ain danger
every
hour
?
I affirm, brethren
, by the boasting
in you which
I have
in Christ
Jesus
our Lord
, aI die
daily
.
If 1from human
motives
I afought
with wild
beasts
at bEphesus
, what
does it profit
me? If
the dead
are not raised
, cLET US EAT
AND DRINK
, FOR TOMORROW
WE DIE
.
aDo not be deceived: "Bad
company
corrupts
good
morals
."
aBecome sober-minded
1as you ought
, and stop
sinning
; for some
have
bno
knowledge
of God
. cI speak
this to your shame
.
But asomeone will say
, "How
are bthe dead
raised
? And with what
kind
of body
do they come
?"
aYou fool! That which
you bsow
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 1something
else
.
But God gives
it a body
just
as He wished
, and ato each
of the seeds
a body
of its own
.
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
.
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 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
.
aSo also
is the resurrection
of the dead
. It is sown
1 ba perishable
body, it is raised
2 can imperishable
body;
it is sown in dishonor
, it is raised
in aglory
; it is sown
in weakness
, it is raised
in power
;
it is sown a anatural
body
, it is raised
a bspiritual
body
. If
there is a natural
body
, there is also
a spiritual
body.
So also
it is written
, "The first
aMAN
, Adam
, BECAME
A LIVING
SOUL
." The blast
Adam
became a clife-giving
spirit
.
However, the spiritual
is not first
, but the natural
; then
the spiritual
.
The first man
is afrom the earth
, 1 bearthy
; the second
man
is from heaven
.
As is the earthy, so
also
are those
who are earthy
; and as is the heavenly
, aso
also
are those
who are heavenly
.
Just as we have aborne
the image
of the earthy
, 1we bwill also
bear
the image
of the heavenly
.
Now I say
this
, brethren
, that aflesh
and blood
cannot
binherit
the kingdom
of God
; nor
does 1the perishable
inherit
2 cthe imperishable
.
Behold, I tell
you a amystery
; we will not all
sleep
, but we will all
be bchanged
,
in a moment, in the twinkling
of an eye
, at the last
trumpet
; for athe trumpet
will sound
, and bthe dead
will be raised
1imperishable
, and cwe will be changed
.
For this 1perishable
must
put
on 2 athe imperishable
, and this
bmortal
must put
on immortality
.
But when this
1perishable
will have put
on 2the imperishable
, and this
mortal
will have put
on immortality
, then
will come
about the saying
that is written
, " aDEATH
IS SWALLOWED
UP in victory
.
" aO DEATH, WHERE
IS YOUR VICTORY
? O DEATH
, WHERE
IS YOUR STING
?"
The sting of adeath
is sin
, and bthe power
of sin
is the law
;
but athanks be to God
, who gives
us the bvictory
through
our Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
aTherefore, my beloved
brethren
, be steadfast
, immovable
, always
abounding
in bthe work
of the Lord
, knowing
that your toil
is not in vain
in the Lord
.