1 Corinthians 15
1 But I make known to you, brethren, the glad tidings which I 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 by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings, ) unless indeed ye have believed in vain.
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 to you, in the first place, what also I had received, 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 was raised 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 to Cephas, then to the twelve.
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
6 Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also 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 Then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;
After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles.
8 and last of all, as to an abortion, he appeared to me also.
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 fit to be called apostle, because I have 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 God's grace I am what I am; and his grace, which [was] towards me, has not been vain; but I have laboured more abundantly than they all, but not I, but the grace of God which [was] 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 we preach, and thus ye have believed.
Whether, then, it were I or they, thus we preach, and thus ye believed.
12 Now if Christ is preached that he is raised from among [the] dead, how say some among you that there is not a resurrection of [those that are] dead?
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 there is not a resurrection of [those that are] dead, neither is Christ raised:
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ hath not risen;
14 but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also [is] our preaching, and vain also your faith.
and if Christ hath not risen, then is our preaching vain, and vain also is your faith.
15 And we are found also false witnesses of God; for we have witnessed concerning God that he raised the Christ, whom he has not raised if indeed [those that are] 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 [those that are] dead are not raised, neither is Christ raised;
For if the dead rise not, then Christ hath not risen;
17 but if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.
and if Christ hath not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins;
18 Then indeed also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
then also they that have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are [the] most miserable of all men.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20 (But now Christ is raised from among [the] dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.
But now hath Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruits of them that have fallen asleep.
21 For since by man [came] death, by man also resurrection of [those that are] dead.
For since through man came death, through man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in the Adam all die, thus also in the Christ all shall 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: [the] first-fruits, Christ; then those that are the Christ's at his coming.
But every one in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, afterward they that are Christ's, at his coming.
24 Then the end, when he gives up the kingdom to him [who is] God and Father; when he shall have annulled 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 reign until he put all enemies under his feet.
For he must reign, “till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
26 [The] last enemy [that] is annulled [is] death.
The last enemy, death, will be destroyed;
27 For he has put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he says that all things are put in subjection, [it is] evident that [it is] except him who put all things in subjection to him.
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 when all things shall have been brought into subjection to him, then the Son also himself shall be placed in subjection to him who put all things in subjection to him, that God may be all 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 Since what shall the baptised for the dead do if [those that are] dead rise not at all? why also are they baptised for them?
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 do we also endanger ourselves every hour?
Why also do we stand in peril every hour?
31 Daily I die, by your boasting 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, [to speak] after the manner of man, I have fought with beasts in Ephesus, what is the profit to me if [those that are] dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for to-morrow 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 deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Be not deceived; “evil communications corrupt good manners.”
34 Awake up righteously, and sin not; for some are ignorant of God: I speak to you as a matter of shame.
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 body do they come?
But some one will say, How are the dead to rise? and with what body do they come?
36 Fool; what thou sowest is not quickened unless it die.
Fool! that which thou sowest is not brought to life unless it die;
37 And what thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain: it may be of wheat, or some one 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 and God gives to it a body as he has pleased, and to each of the seeds its own body.
but God giveth it a body, as he willed, and to every seed its own body.
39 Every flesh [is] not the same flesh, but one [is] of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another [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 different is the glory of the heavenly, different that 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 [the] sun's glory, and another [the] moon's glory, and another [the] stars' glory; for star differs from star 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 [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
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 natural body, it is raised a spiritual body: if there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual [one].
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 quickening spirit.
Thus is it also written: “The first man Adam became a living soul;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
46 But that which is spiritual [was] not first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual:
But the spiritual is not first, but the animal; and afterward the spiritual.
47 the first man out of [the] earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven.
The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
48 Such as he made of dust, such also those made of dust; and such as the heavenly [one], such also the heavenly [ones].
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 as we have borne the image of the [one] made of dust, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly [one].
and as we bore the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God's kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility.
And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all fall asleep, 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 an instant, in [the] twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet 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 put on incorruptibility, and this mortal put on immortality.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word written: Death has been swallowed up in victory.
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 the law;
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law.
57 but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by 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, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, 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.
