1 Corinthians 15
1 Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
Broeders, ik herinner u aan het Evangelie, dat ik u heb gepreekt, dat gij ook hebt aangenomen, waarop gij gegrondvest zijt,
2 If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
en waardoor gij zult worden gered, zo gij vasthoudt aan de zin, waarin ik het u heb verkondigd; in de veronderstelling althans, dat gij niet helemaal onnadenkend zijt gaan geloven.
3 The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
Want vóór alles heb ik u overgeleverd, wat ik zelf had ontvangen: Christus is voor onze zonden gestorven volgens de Schriften;
4 His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
Hij is begraven, de derde dag is Hij verrezen volgens de Schriften;
5 After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
en Hij is verschenen aan Kefas, daarna aan de twaalf.
6 Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
Vervolgens is Hij verschenen aan meer dan vijfhonderd broeders tegelijk, waarvan de meesten thans nog leven, en slechts enkelen zijn ontslapen.
7 Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
Daarna is Hij verschenen aan Jakobus, toen aan alle Apostelen.
8 Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
Het laatst van allen verscheen Hij aan mij als aan de misdracht.
9 The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
Ja waarlijk, ik ben de allerminste der Apostelen, niet waardig Apostel genoemd te worden, daar ik Gods Kerk heb vervolgd;
10 But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
maar door Gods genade ben ik, wat ik ben, en de genade, die Hij me schonk, is niet ijdel geweest, maar meer dan alle anderen heb ik gezwoegd; niet ik, maar Gods genade met mij.
11 So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
Of ik het nu ben, of de anderen: zó preken wij, en zó hebt gij het geloofd!
12 So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
Welnu, indien van Christus gepreekt wordt, dat Hij van de doden is verrezen, hoe kunnen dan sommigen onder u zeggen: De opstanding der doden is onmogelijk?
13 If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
Indien de opstanding der doden onmogelijk is, dan is ook Christus niet verrezen.
14 And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
Maar zo Christus niet is verrezen, dan is onze prediking ijdel, ijdel ook uw geloof.
15 [If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Dan blijken we bovendien valse getuigen van God te zijn; want we hebben van God getuigd, dat Hij Christus heeft opgewekt; terwijl Hij Hem niet opgewekt heeft, zo er inderdaad geen doden verrijzen.
16 But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
Want zo er geen doden verrijzen, dan is ook Christus niet verrezen.
17 If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
Maar zo Christus niet is verrezen, dan is uw geloof zonder nut, en zijt gij nog in uw zonden;
18 And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
dan zijn ook zij verloren, die in Christus ontsliepen.
19 In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
Zo we alleen voor dit leven onze hoop stellen op Christus, dan zijn we de meest beklagenswaardige van alle mensen.
20 But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
Maar neen, Christus is van de doden verrezen, als Eersteling onder hen, die ontslapen zijn.
21 What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
Want omdat door een mens de dood is gekomen, daarom ook is door een Mens de opstanding der doden.
22 Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
Zoals allen immers sterven door hun gemeenschap met Adam, zo zullen ook allen door hun gemeenschap met Christus herleven.
23 But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
Maar iedereen naar eigen rang. Christus als Eersteling; dan zij, die Christus toebehoren bij zijn komst.
24 Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
Daarna komt het einde, als Hij het koningschap aan God en den Vader overdraagt, na alle heerschappij en alle macht en kracht te hebben vernietigd.
25 You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
Want Hij moet Koning zijn, totdat "Hij alle vijanden onder zijn voeten heeft gelegd".
26 The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
En de dood is de laatste vijand, die vernietigd wordt;
27 [In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
want àlles heeft Hij onder zijn voeten gelegd. Wanneer Hij nu zegt, dat àlles onderworpen is, dan is heel duidelijk Hijzelf uitgezonderd, die alles aan Hem onderwierp.
28 After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
Zodra dus alles aan Hem onderworpen is, zal ook de Zoon Zichzelf onderwerpen aan Dengene, die alles aan Hem onderwierp, opdat God zij: Alles in allen.
29 [Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
Wat toch zullen zij aanvangen, die zich voor de doden laten dopen, zo er helemaal geen doden verrijzen? Waarom dan laten ze zich voor hen dopen?
30 Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
En waartoe dient het dan, dat wijzelf ieder uur in gevaar verkeren?
31 My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Elke dag zie ik de dood van nabij; broeders, zowaar ik op u roem, in Christus Jesus onzen Heer.
32 [If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
Als ik te Éfese met wilde dieren had gevochten, zoals de mensen het wilden, wat zou het me hebben gebaat? Wanneer de doden niet verrijzen, laat ons dan maar eten en drinken, want morgen gaan we dood.
33 Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
Laat u niet verleiden: Slechte omgang bederft goede zeden.
34 Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
Gebruikt uw nuchter verstand, zoals het behoort, en zondigt niet. Want er zijn er, die van God geen begrip hebben. Ik zeg het tot uw beschaming.
35 But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
Maar, zal iemand zeggen: Op welke wijze verrijzen de doden; met wat voor lichaam komen ze terug?
36 [Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
Gij dwaas! Wat ge zelf zaait, wordt niet levend, zo het niet gestorven is;
37 A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
bovendien wat ge zaait, is niet de uitwendige gestalte, die te voorschijn treedt, doch een naakte korrel, bijvoorbeeld van graan of iets anders;
38 God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
maar God geeft er een gestalte aan, zoals het Hem behaagt, en wel aan ieder zaad zijn eigen gestalte.
39 [Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
Alle vlees is niet hetzelfde; maar anders is dat van mensen, anders dat van het vee, van vogels en vissen.
40 Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
Er zijn hemellichamen en aardse lichamen, maar de glans der hemelse is anders dan die der aardse.
41 The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
Anders is de glans van de zon, anders de glans van de maan, anders de glans van de sterren; zelfs de ene ster verschilt van de andere in glans.
42 And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
Zo is het ook met de opstanding der doden: Het wordt gezaaid in bederf, Het verrijst onbederflijk.
43 We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
Het wordt gezaaid in oneer, Het verrijst in heerlijkheid. Het wordt gezaaid in zwakheid, Het verrijst in kracht.
44 The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
Een ziele-lichaam wordt gezaaid, Een geestelijk lichaam verrijst! Bestaat er een ziele-lichaam, er bestaat ook een geestelijk lichaam.
45 [In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
Aldus staat er ook geschreven: "De eerste mens Adam werd een levende ziel;" de laatste Adam een levendmakende Geest.
46 But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
Niet het geestelijke gaat vooraf, maar wel het bezielde; daarna komt het geestelijke.
47 The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
De eerste mens was uit de aarde, aards; de tweede Mens is uit de hemel.
48 Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
Welnu, zoals de aardse was, zo zijn ook de aardse; zoals de Hemelse was, zo zullen ook de hemelse zijn;
49 And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
en zoals we de gestalte van den aardsen hebben gedragen, zo moeten we ook de gestalte van den Hemelsen dragen.
50 My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
Ik bedoel dit, broeders: vlees en bloed kunnen geen deel hebben aan het koninkrijk Gods, en het bederf heeft geen deel aan het onbederflijke.
51 But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
Zie ik deel u een geheimenis mee: Niet allen zullen wij ontslapen, maar wel allen van gedaante veranderen;
52 [It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
plotseling, in een oogwenk, bij de laatste stoot der bazuin. Want zodra de bazuin zal schallen, zullen de doden verrijzen, onbederflijk, maar wij van gedaante veranderen.
53 And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
Want dit bederflijke moet met het onbederflijke worden bekleed; dit sterflijke met onsterflijkheid.
54 When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
En zodra dit bederflijke met het onbederflijke is bekleed, en dit sterflijke met onsterflijkheid, wordt het woord vervuld, dat geschreven staat: De dood is verzwolgen in overwinning.
Dood, waar is uw overwinning? Dood, waar is uw prikkel? (Hadēs g86)
56 It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
De prikkel des doods is de zonde; de kracht der zonde de Wet.
57 But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
Maar God zij dank, die ons de overwinning geeft door Jesus Christus onzen Heer.
58 So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
En daarom, mijn geliefde broeders, staat onbewegelijk vast, weest ten allen tijde rijk in ‘s Heren werk; gij weet, dat uw arbeid niet vergeefs is in den Heer.
