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1 Corinthians 15
New Matthew Bible
1 Corinthians 15
New Matthew Bible
The resurrection of the dead.
15 Brethren, as pertaining to the gospel that I preached to you, which you have also accepted, and in which you continue, 2 by which also you are saved, I call to your mind how I preached to you – if you keep it, unless you have believed in vain. 3 For first of all I delivered to you that which I received: how Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day in accordance with the scriptures; 5 and that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After that he was seen by more than 500 brethren at once, of whom many remain to this day, and many have fallen asleep. 7 After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen by me, as by one who was born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of all the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God. 10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me was not in vain, but I laboured more greatly than them all – yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach, and so you have believed.
12 If Christ is preached, that he rose from the dead, how is it that some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no rising again of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 If Christ is not risen, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is also in vain. 15 Yea, and we are found to be false witnesses of God, for we have testified of God that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise up if it be so that the dead rise not again. 16 For if the dead do not rise again, then Christ is not risen again. 17 And if it be so that Christ did not rise, then your faith is in vain, and you are still in your sins. 18 And, moreover, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If it is in this life only that we believe on Christ, then we are of all men the most miserable.
20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who sleep. 21 For by a man came death, and by a man came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as through Adam all die, even so through Christ shall all be made alive, 23 and each one in his own order. The first is Christ, then those who are Christ’s at his coming. 24 Then comes the end, when he has delivered up the kingdom to God the Father, when he has put down all rule, authority, and power. 25 For he must reign till he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. 27 For he has put all things under his feet. But when he says all things are put under him, it is evident that he who put all things under him is excepted. 28 When all things are subdued to him, then shall the Son also himself be subject to him who put things under him, so that God may be all in all things.
29 Or else what are the people who are baptized over the dead doing, if the dead do not rise at all? Why are they then baptized over the dead? 30 Yea, and why do we stand in danger every hour? 31 As sure as our confidence which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I am dying day by day. 32 That I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, after the manner of men, what does it gain me if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die!
33 Be not deceived: unwholesome talk corrupts good ways. 34 Awake truly out of sleep, and do not sin. For some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your reproach.
35 But someone will say, How do the dead arise? With what bodies do they come in? 36 Foolish one, that which you sow is not quickened to life unless it dies. 37 And what do you sow? You sow not the body that will be, but bare seed (I mean, of wheat or something else), 38 and God gives it a body at his pleasure – to every seed a particular body.
39 All flesh is not of the same kind, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another kind of flesh of animals, another kind of flesh of fishes, and another of birds. 40 There are celestial bodies and there are terrestrial bodies. But the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one kind of glory of the sun and another glory of the moon – and another glory of the stars, for one star differs from another in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, and rises again in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonour, and rises in honour. It is sown in weakness, and rises in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, and rises a spiritual body. 45 There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body; as it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul, and the last Adam was made a life-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and then that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy. And the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are those who are earthy. And as is the heavenly, such are those who are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly.
50 This I say, brethren: that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Neither does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I show you a mystery: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 and that in a moment and in the twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet. For the trumpet will blow, and the dead will rise incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruptibility, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 When this corruptible has put on incorruptibility, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is consumed into victory.
55 Death, where is your sting? Hell, where is your victory? 56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who has given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my dear brethren, be steadfast and unmoveable, always rich in the works of the Lord, because you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15
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1 Corinthians 15
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The Resurrection of Christ
15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel(A) I preached to you,(B) which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved,(C) if you hold firmly(D) to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 For what I received(E) I passed on to you(F) as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins(G) according to the Scriptures,(H) 4 that he was buried,(I) that he was raised(J) on the third day(K) according to the Scriptures,(L) 5 and that he appeared to Cephas,[b](M) and then to the Twelve.(N) 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.(O) 7 Then he appeared to James,(P) then to all the apostles,(Q) 8 and last of all he appeared to me also,(R) as to one abnormally born.
9 For I am the least of the apostles(S) and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted(T) the church of God.(U) 10 But by the grace(V) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(W) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(X)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(Y) 11 Whether, then, it is I or they,(Z) this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,(AA) how can some of you say that there is no resurrection(AB) of the dead?(AC) 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised,(AD) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.(AE) But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.(AF) 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep(AG) in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.(AH)
20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,(AI) the firstfruits(AJ) of those who have fallen asleep.(AK) 21 For since death came through a man,(AL) the resurrection of the dead(AM) comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.(AN) 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;(AO) then, when he comes,(AP) those who belong to him.(AQ) 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom(AR) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.(AS) 25 For he must reign(AT) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(AU) 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.(AV) 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.”[c](AW) Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.(AX) 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,(AY) so that God may be all in all.(AZ)
29 Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? 30 And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?(BA) 31 I face death every day(BB)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If I fought wild beasts(BC) in Ephesus(BD) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
33 Do not be misled:(BF) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[e](BG) 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God(BH)—I say this to your shame.(BI)
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask,(BJ) “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”(BK) 36 How foolish!(BL) What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.(BM) 37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.(BN) 39 Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. 41 The sun has one kind of splendor,(BO) the moon another and the stars another;(BP) and star differs from star in splendor.
42 So will it be(BQ) with the resurrection of the dead.(BR) The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;(BS) 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;(BT) it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.(BU)
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”[f];(BV) the last Adam,(BW) a life-giving spirit.(BX) 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.(BY) 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth;(BZ) the second man is of heaven.(CA) 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.(CB) 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,(CC) so shall we[g] bear the image of the heavenly man.(CD)
50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood(CE) cannot inherit the kingdom of God,(CF) nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.(CG) 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery:(CH) We will not all sleep,(CI) but we will all be changed(CJ)— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,(CK) the dead(CL) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable(CM) must clothe itself with the imperishable,(CN) 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 true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”[h](CO)
56 The sting of death is sin,(CQ) and the power of sin is the law.(CR) 57 But thanks be to God!(CS) He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.(CT)
58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(CU) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(CV)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 15:3 Or you at the first
- 1 Corinthians 15:5 That is, Peter
- 1 Corinthians 15:27 Psalm 8:6
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
- 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Gen. 2:7
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us
- 1 Corinthians 15:54 Isaiah 25:8
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14
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