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;
And I make known to you, my brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, and which ye received, and in which 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.
and by which ye have life. In what terms I preached to you, ye remember; unless ye have 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 from the first, as I had received it; that the Messiah died on account of our sins, as it is written:
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 arose on the third day, as it is written:
5 And that he appeared unto Cephas, then, to the twelve,
and that he was seen by Cephas; and after him, by 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, —
and after that, he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once; many of whom survive at the present time, and some of them sleep.
7 After that, he appeared unto James, then, unto all the apostles,
And subsequently to this, he was seen by James; and after him, by all the legates.
8 And, last of all, just as if unto the unseasonable birth, he appeared, even unto me;
And last of them all, he was seen by me, as it were by an abortion.
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.
I am the least of the legates; and am not worthy to be called a legate; 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, that was in me, was not in vain; but I labored more than they all: -not I, but his grace that was with me.
11 Whether therefore, I, or, they, thus do we proclaim, and, thus did ye believe.
Whether I, therefore, or whether they, so we preached; and so 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?
And if the Messiah is proclaimed, as rising from the dead; how is it that there are some among you, who say, There is no reviviscence of the dead?
13 But, if, resurrection of the dead, there is none, not even Christ, hath been raised;
And if there is no reviviscence of the dead, the Messiah also hath not risen.
14 And, if Christ, hath not been raised, void, after all, is our proclamation, void also, our faith, —
And if the Messiah hath not risen, our preaching is vain, and your faith also vain.
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 too are found false witnesses of God; for we have testified concerning God, that he raised up the Messiah, when he did not raise him up.
16 For, if the dead are not raised, not even Christ, hath been raised;
For, if the dead will not arise, the Messiah also 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 the Messiah rose not, your faith is inane; and ye are yet in your sins:
18 Hence also, they who are fallen asleep in Christ, are lost:
and also, doubtless, they who have fallen asleep in the Messiah, 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.
And if, in this life only, we have hope in the Messiah, we are the most miserable of all men.
20 But, now, hath Christ been raised from among the dead, —a firstfruit of them who have fallen asleep;
But now the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.
21 For, since indeed, through a man, came death, through a man, also cometh the raising of the dead;
And as by a man came death, so also by a man came the reviviscence of the dead.
22 For, just as, in the Adam, all die, so, also, in the Christ, shall all be made alive.
For as it was by Adam, that all men die, so also by the Messiah they all live:
23 But, each, in his own rank: —A firstfruit, Christ, after that, they who are the Christ’s, in his presence,
every one in his order; the Messiah was the first-fruits; afterwards, they that are the Messiah'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;
And then will be the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God the Father; when every prince, and every sovereign, and all powers shall have come to naught.
25 For he must needs reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet:
For he is to reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet.
26 As a last enemy, death, is to be destroyed;
And the last enemy, death, will be abolished.
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 hath subjected all under his feet. But when he said, that every thing is subjected to him, it is manifest that he is excepted, who subjected all to him.
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 shall be subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subject to him who subjected all to him, so that God will 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?
Otherwise, what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not? Why are they baptized for the dead?
30 Why also are, we, running into peril every hour?
And why also do we stand every hour in peril?
31 Day by day, am I dying!—Yea! by your own boasting, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I protest, my brethren, by your exultation, which is mine in our Lord Jesus the Messiah, 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, as amongst men, I was cast to wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it profit 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 stories corrupt well-disposed minds."
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!
Let your hearts be righteously excited, and sin not: for there are some, in whom is not the love of God: it is to your shame, I say it.
35 But some one will say—How, are the dead raised? and, with what kind of body, do they come?
But some one of you may say: How will the dead arise? and with what body will they come forth?
36 Simple one! What, thou, sowest, is not quickened, except it die;
Foolish man! The seed which thou sowest, is not quickened, 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 that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that is to be, but the naked kernel of wheat or barley, or 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.
and God giveth it a body, as he pleaseth; and to each of the grains its natural 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;
And every body is not alike; for the body of a man is one thing, and that of a beast is another, and that of a bird is another, and that of a fish is another.
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; —
And there are bodies celestial, and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial bodies is one, and that of the terrestrial 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.
And the glory of the sun is one thing, and the glory of the moon is another, and the glory of the stars is another; and one star exceedeth another star in glory.
42 Thus, also the resurrection of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption,
So also in the reviviscence of the dead. They are sown in corruption, they arise without corruption:
43 It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory, it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power,
they are sown in dishonor, they arise in glory: they are sown in weakness, they arise 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 ariseth a spiritual body. For there is a body of the animal life, and there is a body of the spirit.
45 Thus, also, it is written—The first man, Adam, became, a living soul, the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
So also is it written: " Adam, the first man, became a living soul;" the second Adam became a quickening spirit.
46 Howbeit, not first, is the [body] of the spirit, but that, of the soul, —afterwards, that of the spirit.
And the spiritual was not first; but the animal, and then the spiritual.
47 The first man, is of the ground, earthy, the second man, is, of heaven:
The first man was of dust from the earth; the second man was the Lord 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 he was of the dust, so also those who are of the dust; and as was he who was from heaven, so also are the 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 have worn the likeness of him from the dust, so shall we wear the likeness of him from heaven.
50 And, this, I say, brethren, —that, flesh and blood, cannot inherit, God’s kingdom. Neither doth, corruption, inherit, incorruption.
But this I say, my brethren that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven: neither 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, —
Lo, 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.
suddenly, as in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, when it shall sound; and the dead will arise, without corruption; and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must needs clothe itself with incorruptibility, and this mortal, clothe itself, with immortality.
For this which is corruptible, is to put on incorruption; and that which dieth, will 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;
And when this that is corruptible, shall put on incorruption, and this that dieth, immortality; then will take place the word that is written, " Death is absorbed in victory."
Where is thy sting, O death? And where is thy victory, O grave? (Hadēs g86)
56 Now, the sting of death, is, sin, and, the power of sin, is, the law; —
Now 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, that giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
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.
Wherefore, my brethren and my beloved, be ye steadfast, and be not vacillating; but be ye at all times abundant in the work of the Lord; seeing ye know, that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
