1 Corinthians 15
1 And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,
And I make known to you, my brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, and which ye received, and in which ye stand,
2 through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,
and by which ye have life. In what terms I preached to you, ye remember; unless ye have believed in vain.
3 for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,
For I delivered to you from the first, as I had received it; that the Messiah died on account of our sins, as it is written:
4 and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,
and that he was buried and arose on the third day, as it is written:
5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,
and that he was seen by Cephas; and after him, by the twelve:
6 afterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;
and after that, he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once; many of whom survive at the present time, and some of them sleep.
7 afterwards he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
And subsequently to this, he was seen by James; and after him, by all the legates.
8 And last of all — as to the untimely birth — he appeared also to me,
And last of them all, he was seen by me, as it were by an abortion.
9 for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,
I am the least of the legates; and am not worthy to be called a legate; because I persecuted the church of God.
10 and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that [is] towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that [is] with me;
But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace, that was in me, was not in vain; but I labored more than they all: -not I, but his grace that was with me.
11 whether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so ye did believe.
Whether I, therefore, or whether they, so we preached; and so ye believed.
12 And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he hath risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?
And if the Messiah is proclaimed, as rising from the dead; how is it that there are some among you, who say, There is no reviviscence of the dead?
13 and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;
And if there is no reviviscence of the dead, the Messiah also hath not risen.
14 and if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,
And if the Messiah hath not risen, our preaching is vain, and your faith also vain.
15 and we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise;
And we too are found false witnesses of God; for we have testified concerning God, that he raised up the Messiah, when he did not raise him up.
16 for if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen,
For, if the dead will not arise, the Messiah also hath not risen.
17 and if Christ hath not risen, vain is your faith, ye are yet in your sins;
And if the Messiah rose not, your faith is inane; and ye are yet in your sins:
18 then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;
and also, doubtless, they who have fallen asleep in the Messiah, have perished.
19 if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.
And if, in this life only, we have hope in the Messiah, we are the most miserable of all men.
20 And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead — the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,
But now the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.
21 for since through man [is] the death, also through man [is] a rising again of the dead,
And as by a man came death, so also by a man came the reviviscence of the dead.
22 for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,
For as it was by Adam, that all men die, so also by the Messiah they all live:
23 and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,
every one in his order; the Messiah was the first-fruits; afterwards, they that are the Messiah's, at his coming.
24 then — the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power —
And then will be the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God the Father; when every prince, and every sovereign, and all powers shall have come to naught.
25 for it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet —
For he is to reign, until he shall put all his enemies under his feet.
26 the last enemy is done away — death;
And the last enemy, death, will be abolished.
27 for all things He did put under his feet, and, when one may say that all things have been subjected, [it is] evident that He is excepted who did subject the all things to him,
For he hath subjected all under his feet. But when he said, that every thing is subjected to him, it is manifest that he is excepted, who subjected all to him.
28 and when the all things may be subjected to him, then the Son also himself shall be subject to Him, who did subject to him the all things, that God may be the all in all.
And when all shall be subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subject to him who subjected all to him, so that God will be all in all.
29 Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?
Otherwise, what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not? Why are they baptized for the dead?
30 why also do we stand in peril every hour?
And why also do we stand every hour in peril?
31 Every day do I die, by the glorying of you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord:
I protest, my brethren, by your exultation, which is mine in our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that I die daily.
32 if after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!
If, as amongst men, I was cast to wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it profit me, if the dead rise not? " Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die."
33 Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;
Be not deceived; " Evil stories corrupt well-disposed minds."
34 awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say [it].
Let your hearts be righteously excited, and sin not: for there are some, in whom is not the love of God: it is to your shame, I say it.
35 But some one will say, 'How do the dead rise?
But some one of you may say: How will the dead arise? and with what body will they come forth?
36 unwise! thou — what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;
Foolish man! The seed which thou sowest, is not quickened, unless it die.
37 and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,
And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that is to be, but the naked kernel of wheat or barley, or of the other grains:
38 and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.
and God giveth it a body, as he pleaseth; and to each of the grains its natural body.
39 All flesh [is] not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds;
And every body is not alike; for the body of a man is one thing, and that of a beast is another, and that of a bird is another, and that of a fish is another.
40 and [there are] heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but one [is] the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly;
And there are bodies celestial, and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial bodies is one, and that of the terrestrial is another.
41 one glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star from star doth differ in glory.
And the glory of the sun is one thing, and the glory of the moon is another, and the glory of the stars is another; and one star exceedeth another star in glory.
42 So also [is] the rising again of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;
So also in the reviviscence of the dead. They are sown in corruption, they arise without corruption:
43 it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
they are sown in dishonor, they arise in glory: they are sown in weakness, they arise 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;
it is sown an animal body, it ariseth a spiritual body. For there is a body of the animal life, and there is a body of the spirit.
45 so also it hath been written, 'The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam [is] for a life-giving spirit,
So also is it written: " Adam, the first man, became a living soul;" the second Adam became a quickening spirit.
46 but that which is spiritual [is] not first, but that which [was] natural, afterwards that which [is] spiritual.
And the spiritual was not first; but the animal, and then the spiritual.
47 The first man [is] out of the earth, earthy; the second man [is] the Lord out of heaven;
The first man was of dust from the earth; the second man was the Lord from heaven.
48 as [is] the earthy, such [are] also the earthy; and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] also the heavenly;
As he was of the dust, so also those who are of the dust; and as was he who was from heaven, so also are the heavenly.
49 and, according as we did bear the image of the earthy, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly.
And as we have worn the likeness of him from the dust, so shall we wear the likeness of him from heaven.
50 And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood the reign of God is not able to inherit, nor doth the corruption inherit the incorruption;
But this I say, my brethren that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven: neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;
Lo, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we — we shall be changed:
suddenly, as in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, when it shall sound; and the dead will arise, without corruption; and we shall be changed.
53 for it behoveth this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;
For this which is corruptible, is to put on incorruption; and that which dieth, will put on immortality.
54 and when this corruptible may have put on incorruption, and this mortal may have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the word that hath been written, 'The Death was swallowed up — to victory;
And when this that is corruptible, shall put on incorruption, and this that dieth, immortality; then will take place the word that is written, " Death is absorbed in victory."
Where is thy sting, O death? And where is thy victory, O grave? (Hadēs g86)
56 and the sting of the death [is] the sin, and the power of the sin the law;
Now the sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 and to God — thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;
But thanks be to God, that giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
58 so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
Wherefore, my brethren and my beloved, be ye steadfast, and be not vacillating; but be ye at all times abundant in the work of the Lord; seeing ye know, that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
