1 Corinthians 15
1 And I make known to you, brothers, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you also received, in which you also have stood,
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye have received, and in which ye stand;
2 through which you are also being saved, if you hold fast [to] the word—what I proclaimed as good news to you—unless you believed in vain.
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached to you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Writings,
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 and that He was buried, and that He has risen on the third day according to the Writings,
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve,
And that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:
6 afterward He appeared to above five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, and some also fell asleep;
After that, he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep.
7 afterward He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
After that, he was seen by James; then by all the apostles.
8 And last of all—as to the untimely birth—He also appeared to me,
And last of all he was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
9 for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the Assembly of God,
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that [is] toward me did not come in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God that [is] with me;
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.
11 whether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.
Therefore whether it was I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12 And if Christ is preached, that He has risen out of the dead, how [do] certain among you say that there is no resurrection of [the] dead?
Now if Christ is preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 And if there is no resurrection of [the] dead, neither has Christ risen;
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
14 and if Christ has not risen, then our preaching [is] void, and your faith [is] also void,
And if Christ is not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
15 and we are also found [to be] false witnesses of God, because we testified of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise;
And indeed, we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified concerning God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not, if in fact the dead rise not.
16 for if dead persons do not rise, neither has Christ risen,
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
17 and if Christ has not risen, your faith is vain, you are yet in your sins;
And if Christ is not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18 then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ perished;
Then they also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19 if we only have hope in Christ in this life, we are to be most pitied of all men.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20 And now, Christ has risen out of the dead—He became the first-fruits of those sleeping,
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 for since through man [is] death, also through Man [is] a resurrection of the dead,
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all will be made alive,
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 and each in his proper order: Christ, a first-fruit, afterward those who are the Christ’s in His coming,
But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
24 then—the end, when He may deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father, when He may have made all rule useless, and all authority and power.
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.
25 For it is necessary for Him to reign until He may have put all the enemies under His feet.
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy is done away with—death.
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27 For He put all things under His feet, and when one may say that all things have been subjected, [it is] evident that He is excepted who subjected all things to Him,
For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is evident that he is excepted, who did put all things under him.
28 and when all things may be subjected to Him, then also the Son Himself will be subject to Him, who subjected to Him all things, that God may be the all in all.
And when all things shall be subdued to him, then shall the Son also himself be subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
29 Seeing what will they do who are immersed for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why are they also immersed for the dead?
Else what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
30 Why do we also stand in peril every hour?
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
31 I die every day, by the glorying of you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 If I fought with wild beasts in Ephesus after the manner of a man, what [is] the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
33 Do not be led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;
Be not deceived: evil company corrupteth good habits.
34 wake up, as is right, and do not sin; for some have an ignorance of God; I say [it] to you for shame.
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
35 But someone will say, “How do the dead rise?”
But some man will say, How are the dead raised? and with what body do they come?
36 Unwise! You—what you sow is not quickened except it may die;
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not made alive, except it die:
37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of someone of the others,
And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, perhaps of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 and God gives a body to it according as He willed, and its proper body to each of the seeds.
But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed its own body.
39 All flesh [is] not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds;
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.
40 and [there are] heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; but one [is] the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly;
There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41 one glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star differs from 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 differeth 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. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
It is sown in dishonour; 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. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 so also it has been written: “The first man Adam became a living creature,” the last Adam [is] for a life-giving spirit,
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a living spirit.
46 but that which is spiritual [is] not first, but that which [was] natural, afterward that which [is] spiritual.
However that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man [is] out of the earth—earthly; the second Man [is] the LORD out of Heaven;
The first man is from the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 as [is] the earthly, such [are] also the earthly; and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] also the heavenly;
As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 and according as we bore the image of the earthly, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 And this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood are not able to inherit the Kingdom of God, nor does the corruption inherit the incorruption.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I tell you a secret: we indeed will not all sleep, but we will all be changed;
Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed;
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 for it is necessary for this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 and when this corruptible may have put on incorruption, and this mortal may have put on immortality, then will be brought to pass the word that has been written: “Death was swallowed up—to victory;
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.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (Hadēs g86)
56 And the sting of death [is] sin, and the power of sin the Law;
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 and to God—thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;
But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 so that, my beloved brothers, become steadfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the LORD at all times, knowing that your labor in the LORD is not vain.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
