1 Corinthians 15

1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

5 and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.

6 After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

7 Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

8 And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

9 For I am the least of the apostles and 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 to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

11 Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.

15 In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

19 If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

23 But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

24 Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

27 For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

28 And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.

29 If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for the dead?

30 And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

31 I face death every day, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

34 Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

36 You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

37 And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.

38 But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.

39 Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, fish another, and birds another.

40 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

41 The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.

43 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; there is also a spiritual body.

45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

46 The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

48 As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

49 And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also let us bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

50 Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

52 in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

53 For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

55 “Where, O Death, is your sting? Where, O Hades, is your victory?”

56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have 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;

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of 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.

7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due 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.

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.

11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye 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?

13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

14 And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also 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.

16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.

18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

20 ¶ But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.

21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's 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.

25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

26 The last enemy [that] shall 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.

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.

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?

30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

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.

33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.

35 ¶ But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

36 [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

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]:

38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his 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.

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.

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.

42 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:

44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is 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.

46 Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

47 The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord 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.

49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

51 ¶ Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall 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.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [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.

55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?

56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.

57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth 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.

1 But I remind you, brethren, of the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, in the which also ye stand,

2 By which also ye are saved, which form I preached unto you, if ye have kept it, except ye have believed it in vain.

3 For I have given 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 rose again the third day according to the scriptures,

5 And that he was seen of Cephas, and afterward of the twelve.

6 After this he was seen of more than five hundred brethren at one time, many of whom are yet alive, but some have fallen asleep.

7 After that he was seen of James, and after that of all the apostles.

8 At the last after all he was also seen of me, as of an untimely birth;

9 For I am the least of the apostles, as I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

10 But by the grace of God am I that I am; and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I labored much more than they all: not I, but the grace of God which is with me.

11 Whether it be I or they, so preach we, and so have ye believed.

12 But if Christ be preached that he is risen from the dead, how say some of you that the resurrection of the dead is nothing?

13 But if the resurrection of the dead be nothing, neither is Christ risen.

14 But if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and so is your faith.

15 And we also are found false witnesses unto God, that we have testified against God, that he hath raised up Christ, whom he hath not raised up, because the dead rise not.

16 For if the dead rise not, neither is Christ risen.

17 But if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain, ye are yet in your sins,

18 So they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are lost.

19 If we hope in Christ alone in this life, we are the most miserable of all men.

20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that sleep,

21 For by a man cometh death, and by a man the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam they all die, even so in Christ shall they all be made alive.

23 But every man in his own order. The firstfruits Christ, after that they which are Christ's, when he shall come.

24 After this the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God and to the Father, when he shall abolish all rule and all authority and power.

25 But he must reign, until he put all his enemies under his feet.

26 The last enemy to be lifted up is death.

27 For he hath put all things under his feet. And when he saith that all things are put under him, it is evident that he is excepted that put all things under him.

28 And when all things shall be subject unto him, then shall the Son himself also be subject unto him that put all things under him, that GOD may be all in all.

29 What else do they that are baptized above the dead, if the dead rise not? Why are they baptized over the dead?

30 and what are we all hour in danger?

31 By the glory that I have in Christ our Lord, I die daily.

32 If I have fought with the wild beasts at Ephesus in the opinion of men, what shall it profit me if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall be dead.

33 Be not deceived! Evil gossip corrupts good morals.

34 Be ye yet once right sober, and sin not: for some know not of GOD, that ‡ I say unto you to shame.

35 But will any man say, How shall the dead rise, and with what kind of body shall they come?

36 Thou fool, what thou sowest shall not live, except it die.

37 And that which thou sowest is not the body which is to be, but a mere grain of wheat, or of another.

38 But God giveth him a body according to his will, and to every one of the seed his own body.

39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of man, and another of beast, and another of fish, and another of fowl.

40 And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But another glory have the heavenly, and another the earthly.

41 The sun hath another brightness, the moon another brightness, the stars another brightness: for one star excelleth another in brightness.

42 So also the resurrection of the dead. It is sown corruptible, and shall rise incorruptible.

43 It is sown in dishonour, and shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness, and shall rise in power.

44 A natural body is sown, and a spiritual body is raised. If one has a natural body, he also has a spiritual body,

45 As it is written, The first man Adam was made into the natural life, and the last Adam into the spiritual life.

46 But the spiritual body is not first, but the natural, afterward the spiritual.

47 The first man is of the earth, and earthy: the other man is the LORD from heaven.

48 As the earthly is, so are the earthly; and as the heavenly is, so are the heavenly.

49 And as we have borne the image of the earthly, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly.

50 And of this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit. Nor shall that which is temporal inherit that which is incorruptible,

51 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52 And the same suddenly, in a moment, at the time of the last trumpet. For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall rise incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

53 For that which is corruptible must put on that which is incorruptible, and that which is mortal must put on immortality.

54 And when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality, then shall it be fulfilled. The word that is written:

55 Death is entwined in victory. Death, where is thy sting? Hell, where is your victory?

56 But the sting of death is sin: but the power of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Wherefore, my brethren, be ye steadfast, immovable, always increasing in the work of the LORD, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the LORD.