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1 Corinthians 15:21-49
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1 Corinthians 15:21-49
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21 For since death came through a man,(A) the resurrection of the dead(B) comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.(C) 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;(D) then, when he comes,(E) those who belong to him.(F) 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom(G) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.(H) 25 For he must reign(I) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(J) 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.(K) 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.”[a](L) 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.(M) 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,(N) so that God may be all in all.(O)
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?(P) 31 I face death every day(Q)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If I fought wild beasts(R) in Ephesus(S) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
33 Do not be misled:(U) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[c](V) 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God(W)—I say this to your shame.(X)
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask,(Y) “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”(Z) 36 How foolish!(AA) What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.(AB) 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.(AC) 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,(AD) the moon another and the stars another;(AE) and star differs from star in splendor.
42 So will it be(AF) with the resurrection of the dead.(AG) The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;(AH) 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;(AI) it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.(AJ)
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”[d];(AK) the last Adam,(AL) a life-giving spirit.(AM) 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.(AN) 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth;(AO) the second man is of heaven.(AP) 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.(AQ) 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,(AR) so shall we[e] bear the image of the heavenly man.(AS)
Footnotes
- 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 15:21-49
King James Version
1 Corinthians 15:21-49
King James Version
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it 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.
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41 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 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:
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is 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 earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
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