1 Corinthians 15
1 Moreover, brethren, I make known unto you The joyful message, which I myself announced to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand;
Moreover, brethren, I declare anew to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, and wherein ye stand,
2 Through which also ye are being saved, —if ye hold fast, with what discourse, I announced the joyful message unto you; unless indeed, in vain, ye believed.
by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the same word which I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you, among the first things, what also I received: —how that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,
For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he hath been raised, on the third day, according to the Scriptures, —
and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Scriptures;
5 And that he appeared unto Cephas, then, to the twelve,
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
6 After that, he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, —of whom, the greater number, remain until even now, but, some, have fallen asleep, —
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
7 After that, he appeared unto James, then, unto all the apostles,
After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles.
8 And, last of all, just as if unto the unseasonable birth, he appeared, even unto me;
And last of all, as to one born out of due time, he appeared also to me.
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, one not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 But, by favour of God, I am what I am, and, his favour, which was unto me, hath not been made void, —but, much more abundantly than they all, have I toiled, albeit not, I, but the favour of God 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 labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11 Whether therefore, I, or, they, thus do we proclaim, and, thus did ye believe.
Whether, then, it were I or they, thus we preach, and thus ye believed.
12 Now, if, Christ is proclaimed, that, from among the dead, he hath been raised, how say some, among you—resurrection of the dead, there is none?
But if Christ be preached that he hath risen from the dead, how is it that some among you say, that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But, if, resurrection of the dead, there is none, not even Christ, hath been raised;
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ hath not risen;
14 And, if Christ, hath not been raised, void, after all, is our proclamation, void also, our faith, —
and if Christ hath not risen, then is our preaching vain, and vain also is your faith.
15 And we are found, even false-witnesses of God, because we have witnessed respecting God, that he raised the Christ, —whom he did not raise, if, indeed, after all, the dead are not raised!
And we are also found false witnesses concerning God; because we testified concerning God that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise up, if so be that the dead rise not.
16 For, if the dead are not raised, not even Christ, hath been raised;
For if the dead rise not, then Christ hath not risen;
17 And, if Christ hath not been raised, to no purpose, is your faith, yet, are ye in your sins!
and if Christ hath not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins;
18 Hence also, they who are fallen asleep in Christ, are lost:
then also they that have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19 If, in this life, in Christ, we have hoped—and that is all, we are, of all men, most to be pitied.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20 But, now, hath Christ been raised from among the dead, —a firstfruit of them who have fallen asleep;
But now hath Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruits of them that have fallen asleep.
21 For, since indeed, through a man, came death, through a man, also cometh the raising of the dead;
For since through man came death, through man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For, just as, in the Adam, all die, so, also, in the Christ, shall all be made alive.
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ will all be made alive.
23 But, each, in his own rank: —A firstfruit, Christ, after that, they who are the Christ’s, in his presence,
But every one in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, afterward they that are Christ's, at his coming.
24 Afterwards, the end—whensoever he delivereth up the kingdom unto his God and Father, whensoever he shall bring to nought all rule and all authority and power;
Then will be the end, when he delivereth up the kingdom to God, the Father, when he shall have destroyed all dominion, and all authority, and power.
25 For he must needs reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet:
For he must reign, “till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
26 As a last enemy, death, is to be destroyed;
The last enemy, death, will be destroyed;
27 For—He put, all things, in subjection under his feet. But, whensoever it shall be said—all things are in subjection!—it is evident that it means, —Except him who did put into subjection, unto him, the all things—
for “he put all things under his feet.” But when it is said that all things have been put under him, it is manifest that he who put all things under him is excepted.
28 But whensoever have been put into subjection, unto him, the all things, then, the Son himself, [also] shall be put in subjection unto him who put in subjection, unto him, the all things, —that, God, may be, all things in all.
And when all things have been put under him, then will also the Son himself become subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
29 Else, what will they do, who are being immersed in behalf of the dead? If, not at all, are the dead to be raised, why are they even being immersed in their behalf?
If it be not so, what are they doing, who are baptized for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for them?
30 Why also are, we, running into peril every hour?
Why also do we stand in peril every hour?
31 Day by day, am I dying!—Yea! by your own boasting, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I protest, brethren, by my glorying in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily.
32 If, after the manner of men, I have fought with wild-beasts at Ephesus, what, to me, the profit? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for, tomorrow, we die.
If with the views of men I fought with wild 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 Be not deceiving yourselves, —evil communications corrupt gentle manners: —
Be not deceived; “evil communications corrupt good manners.”
34 Wake up to sobriety, in righteousness, and be not committing sin; for some have, an ignorance of God: for shame, unto you, am I speaking!
Awake, as is your duty, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I say it to your shame.
35 But some one will say—How, are the dead raised? and, with what kind of body, do they come?
But some one will say, How are the dead to rise? and with what body do they come?
36 Simple one! What, thou, sowest, is not quickened, except it die;
Fool! that which thou sowest is not brought to life unless it die;
37 And, what thou sowest, not the body that shall come into existence, dost thou sow, but a naked kernel—if it so happen, of wheat, or of any of the rest, —
and what thou sowest, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but a bare grain, of wheat perhaps, or of some of the other grains;
38 Howbeit, God, giveth it a body, as he pleased, and, unto each of the seeds, a body of its own.
but God giveth it a body, as he willed, and to every seed its own body.
39 Not all flesh, is the same flesh; but, one, indeed, is, [the flesh] of men, and, another, the flesh of beasts, and, another, the flesh of birds, and, another, of fishes;
All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of birds, another of fishes.
40 And there are heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies, —but, of one kind, indeed, is the glory of the heavenly, and, of another kind, is the glory of the earthly; —
There are also heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.
41 One, is the glory of a sun, and, another, the glory of a moon, and, another, the glory of stars, —nay! star from star, differeth 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 Thus, also 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 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 body of the soul, it is raised a body of the spirit; if there is a body of the soul, there is also of the spirit: —
it is sown an animal body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is an animal body, there is also a spiritual body.
45 Thus, also, it is written—The first man, Adam, became, a living soul, the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
Thus is it also written: “The first man Adam became a living soul;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
46 Howbeit, not first, is the [body] of the spirit, but that, of the soul, —afterwards, that of the spirit.
But the spiritual is not first, but the animal; and afterward the spiritual.
47 The first man, is of the ground, earthy, the second man, is, of heaven:
The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
48 As, the man of earth, such, also, the men of earth, and, as, the man of heaven, such, also, the men of heaven;
As was the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly;
49 And, even as we have borne the image of the man of earth, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven.
and as we bore the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 And, this, I say, brethren, —that, flesh and blood, cannot inherit, God’s kingdom. Neither doth, corruption, inherit, incorruption.
And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Lo! a sacred secret, unto you, do I declare: —we shall not, all, sleep, but we shall, all, be changed, —
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep; but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, during the last trumpet; for it shall sound, and, the dead, shall be raised, incorruptible, and, we, shall be changed.
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must needs clothe itself with incorruptibility, and this mortal, clothe itself, with immortality.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 But, whensoever, this mortal, shall clothe itself with immortality, then, shall be brought to pass the saying that is written—Death hath been swallowed up, victoriously;
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then will be brought to pass that which is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“Where, O death, is thy sting? Where, O death, is thy victory?” (Hadēs g86)
56 Now, the sting of death, is, sin, and, the power of sin, is, the law; —
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law.
57 But, unto God, be thanks, who is giving unto 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, then, my beloved brethren, —become ye, steadfast, immovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord, at all times; knowing that, your toil, is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
