Keraia
Pauline Epistles

1 Corinthians 15

The Resurrection of Christ

1Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

1Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that I proclaimed to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

2by which you are also being saved in what word I proclaimed to you, if you hold fast—unless you believed in vain.

3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

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

4that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

4and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

5and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.

5and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.

6After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

6Afterward, He appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, the greater part of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

7Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

7Afterward, He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

8And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

8And last of all, as to one of untimely birth, He appeared also to me.

9For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

9For I am the least of the apostles, who am not sufficient 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 to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not empty. But I toiled more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

11Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

11Whether, then, I or they, thus we preach, and thus you believed.

The Resurrection of the Dead

12But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

12Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised out from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.

14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.

14And if Christ has not been raised, then also our preaching is void, and your faith is void.

15In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

15Then also we are found false witnesses of God, because we have witnessed concerning God that He raised Christ, whom He has not raised if then the dead are not raised.

16For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

16For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised.

17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

18Then also those having fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

19If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

19If only in this life we are having hope in Christ, we are more to be pitied than all men.

The Order of Resurrection

20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

20But now Christ has been raised out from the dead, the firstfruit of those having fallen asleep.

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

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

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

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

23But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

23but each in his own order: Christ the firstfruit, then those of Christ at His coming,

24Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

24then the end, when He shall deliver the kingdom to God, even the Father, when He shall have made null all rule and all authority and power.

25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

25For it is necessary for Him to reign until He shall have put all the enemies under His feet.

26The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

26The last enemy to be made null is death.

27For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

27For “He has subjected all things under His feet.” But when it may be said that all things have been subjected, it is evident that the One having subjected all things to Him is excepted.

28And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.

28Now when all things shall be subjected to Him, then also the Son Himself will be subjected to the One having subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.

29If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?

29Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are they also baptized for them?

30And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

30And why are we in danger every hour?

31I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

31I die every day, as surely as the boasting in you, brothers, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised,

“Let us eat and drink,

for tomorrow we die.”

32If according to man I fought wild beasts in Ephesus, what is the gain to me? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and let us drink, for tomorrow we die.”

33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

33Do not be led astray: “Bad companionships corrupt good morals.”

34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

34Sober up righteously and do not sin, for some have ignorance of God. I speak to you for shame.

The Resurrection Body

35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

35But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”

36You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

36You Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

37And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.

37And what you sow is not the body that will be, but you sow a bare grain, if it may be of wheat or of some of the rest.

38But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.

38But God gives it a body as He willed, and to each of the seeds, its own body.

39Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.

39Not all flesh is the same, but indeed one flesh is of men, and another flesh is of beasts, and another flesh is of birds, and another is of fish.

40There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

40And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But indeed, the glory of the heavenly is one kind, and that of the earthly is another.

41The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.

42So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.

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

43It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

43it is sown in dishonor, 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. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

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

45So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

45So also it has been written: “The first man Adam became into a living soul;” the last Adam into a life-giving spirit.

46The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

46But the spiritual was not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.

47The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

47The first man was out of the earth, made of dust; the second man out of heaven.

48As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

48As was the one made of dust, such are also those made of dust; and as is the heavenly one, such are also the heavenly.

49And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

49And as we bore the image of the one made of dust, we will also bear the image of the heavenly one.

Where, O Death, Is Your Victory?

50Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

50Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility.

51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

51Behold, I speak to you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

52in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

52in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

53For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

53For it is necessary for this, the corruptible to put on incorruptibility, and this, the mortal to put on immortality.

54When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

54Now when this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then the word having been written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

55“Where, O Death, is your victory?

Where, O Death, is your sting?”

55“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”

56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

56Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

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

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

58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.