1 Corinthians 15
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
Now I remind you, brothers, of the gospel I proclaimed to you, which you received and on which you stand.
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
It is by this gospel that you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how 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 according to the scriptures,
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures.
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
Christ appeared to Cephas, and then to the twelve;
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once. Most of them are still alive, but some have fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
Last of all, he appeared to me, as if to a child born at the wrong time.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For I am the least of the apostles. I am unworthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the church of God.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace in me was not in vain. Instead, I worked harder than all of them. Yet it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
Therefore whether it is I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;
14 And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.
15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we testified against God, saying he raised up Christ when he did not.
16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is in vain and you are still in your sins.
18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
Then those who have died in Christ have also perished.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
If only in this life we have hope in Christ, of all people we are most to be pitied.
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.
But now Christ, who is the firstfruits of those who died, has been raised from the dead.
21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.
For since death came by a man, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
But each in his own order: Christ, who is the firstfruits, and then those who belong to Christ will be made alive at his coming.
24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
Then will be the end, when Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father. This is when he will abolish all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
For “he has put everything under his feet.” But when it says “he has put everything,” it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to himself.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to him who put all things into subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
Or else what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are they baptized for them?
30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
Why then, are we in danger every hour?
31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
Every day I face death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
What do I gain, from a human point of view, if I fought with beasts at Ephesus, if the dead are not raised? “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Be not deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.
Sober up! Live righteously! Do not keep sinning. For some of you have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
35 But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
But someone will say, “How are the dead raised, and with what kind of body will they come?”
36 [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
You are so ignorant! What you sow will not start to grow unless it dies.
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other [grain]:
What you sow is not the body that will be, but a bare seed. It may become wheat or something else.
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
But God will give it a body as he chooses, and to each seed its own body.
39 All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of birds.
Not all flesh is the same. Instead, there is one flesh of human beings, and another flesh for animals, and another flesh for birds, and another for fish.
40 [There are] also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and the [glory] of the terrestrial [is] another.
There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly body is one kind and the glory of the earthly is another.
41 [There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars. For one star differs from another star in glory.
42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
So also is the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, and what is raised is imperishable.
43 It is sown in dishonour; 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.
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is 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.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.
So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46 Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
But the spiritual did not come first but the natural, and then the spiritual.
47 The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven.
The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is from heaven.
48 As [is] the earthy, such [are] they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also that are heavenly.
Just as the one made from dust is, so also are those who are made of the dust, and as the man of heaven is, so also are those who are of heaven.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Now this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Neither does what is perishable inherit what is imperishable.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Look! I tell you a secret truth: We will not all die, but we will all be changed.
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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 will be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.
For this perishable body must put on what is imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
But when this perishable body has put on what is imperishable, and when this mortal body has put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?” (Hadēs g86)
56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always abound in the work of the Lord, because you know that your work in the Lord is not in vain.
