I Corinthians 15

¹Moreover, brethren, I declare anew to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, and wherein ye stand,

²by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the same word which I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain.

³For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures;

⁴and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Scriptures;

⁵and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

⁶After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

⁷After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles.

⁸And last of all, as to one born out of due time, he appeared also to me.

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

¹⁰But 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.

¹¹Whether, then, it were I or they, thus we preach, and thus ye believed.

¹²But 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?

¹³But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ hath not risen;

¹⁴and if Christ hath not risen, then is our preaching vain, and vain also is your faith.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶For if the dead rise not, then Christ hath not risen;

¹⁷and if Christ hath not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins;

¹⁸then also they that have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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

²⁰But now hath Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruits of them that have fallen asleep.

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

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

²³But every one in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, afterward they that are Christ’s, at his coming.

²⁴Then 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.

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

²⁶The last enemy, death, will be destroyed;

²⁷for "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.

²⁸And 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.

²⁹If 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?

³⁰Why also do we stand in peril every hour?

³¹I protest, brethren, by my glorying in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily.

³²If 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."

³³Be not deceived; "evil communications corrupt good manners."

³⁴Awake, as is your duty, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I say it to your shame.

³⁵But some one will say, How are the dead to rise? and with what body do they come?

³⁶Fool! that which thou sowest is not brought to life unless it die;

³⁷and 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;

³⁸but God giveth it a body, as he willed, and to every seed its own body.

³⁹All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of birds, another of fishes.

⁴⁰There are also heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.

⁴¹There 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.

⁴²So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

⁴³it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

⁴⁴it is sown an animal body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is an animal body, there is also a spiritual body.

⁴⁵Thus is it also written: "The first man Adam became a living soul;" the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁶But the spiritual is not first, but the animal; and afterward the spiritual.

⁴⁷The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.

⁴⁸As was the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly;

⁴⁹and as we bore the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

⁵⁰And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor doth corruption inherit incorruption.

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

⁵²in 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.

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

⁵⁴So 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."

⁵⁵"Where, O death, is thy sting? Where, O death, is thy victory?"

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law.

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

⁵⁸Therefore, 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.

I Corinthians 15

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

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

³For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

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

⁵And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

⁶After 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.

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

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

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

¹⁰But 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.

¹¹Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

¹²Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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

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

¹⁵Yea, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁴Then 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.

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

²⁶The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

²⁷For 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.

²⁸And 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.

²⁹Else 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?

³⁰And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

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

³²If 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.

³³Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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

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

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

³⁷And 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:

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

³⁹All 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.

⁴⁰There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

⁴¹There 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.

⁴²So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

⁴³It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

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

⁴⁵And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

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

⁴⁷The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

⁴⁸As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

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

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

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

⁵²In 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.

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

⁵⁴So 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.

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

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

⁵⁷But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁸Therefore, 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.