1 Corinthians 15
15
The Resurrection of Christ
1#Ro 5:2; 2Co 1:24Now, brothers, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which you have received, and in which you stand. 2#Gal 3:4; Ro 1:16Through it you are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached to you, unless you have believed in vain.
3#1Pe 2:24; 1Co 11:23; Gal 1:4For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4#Ps 16:10–11; Hos 6:2was buried, rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5#Mk 16:14; Ac 10:41and was seen by Cephas, and then by the twelve. 6#Ac 7:60; 1Co 15:18Then He was seen by over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain to this present time, though some have passed away. 7#Lk 24:50Then He was seen by James and then by all the apostles. 8#1Co 9:1; Ac 9:17Last of all, He was seen by me also, as by one born at the wrong time.
9#Ac 8:3; 2Co 12:11For I am the least of the apostles and am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10#Php 2:13; 2Co 3:5But by the grace of God I am what I am. And His grace toward me was not in vain. I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12#Ac 23:8; 2Ti 2:18Now if Christ is preached that He rose from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13#1Th 4:14If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not risen. 14If Christ has not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain. 15#Ac 2:24Yes, and we would then be found false witnesses of God, because we have testified that God raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up, if in fact the dead do not rise. 16For if the dead do not rise, then Christ has not been raised. 17#Ro 4:25If Christ is not raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins. 18#Rev 14:13; 1Co 15:6Then they also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19#2Ti 3:12If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20#Ac 26:23; 1Co 15:23But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21#Jn 11:25; Ro 6:23For since death came by man, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23#1Co 15:20; 15:52But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward, those who are Christ’s at His coming. 24#Da 7:27; 7:14; Isa 9:7Then comes the end when He will deliver up the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25#Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44For He will reign until He has put all enemies under His feet. 26#2Ti 1:10; Rev 20:14The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. 27#Ps 8:6; Mt 28:18For He “has put all things under His feet.”#Ps 8:6. But when He says, “all things are put under Him,” it is revealed that He, who has put all things under Him, is the exception. 28#1Co 3:23; Php 3:21When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
29Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead? 30And why do we stand in danger every hour? 31#Ro 8:36; 1Th 2:19I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32#Isa 22:13; Lk 12:19If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me if the dead do not rise?
“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”#Isa 22:13.
33#1Co 5:6; 6:9Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” 34#Ro 13:11; 1Co 6:5Awake to righteousness and do not sin, for some do not have the knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
The Resurrection Body
35#Eze 37:3But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? With what body do they come?” 36#Jn 12:24You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies. 37When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 38Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. 39All flesh is not the same flesh. There is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fish, and another of birds. 40There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies. The glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars. One star differs from another star in glory.
42#Da 12:3; Mt 13:43So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 43#Col 3:4It 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.
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45#Ge 2:7; Ro 8:2; Jn 5:21So it is written, “The first man Adam was made a living soul.”#Ge 2:7. The last Adam was made a life-giving spirit. 46However, that which is spiritual is not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47#Jn 3:31; Ge 2:7; 3:19The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second man was the Lord from heaven. 48#Php 3:20–21As was the man of dust, so are those who are of dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. 49#Ge 5:3; Ro 8:29As we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
50#Mt 16:17Now this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51#1Co 13:2; Php 3:21Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. 52#Mt 24:31; Jn 5:25; Isa 27:13In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53#2Co 5:2–4; 1Jn 3:2For this corruptible will put on incorruption, and this mortal will put on immortality. 54#Isa 25:8; Rev 20:14When this corruptible will have put on incorruption, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then the saying that is written shall come to pass: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”#Isa 25:8.
55#Hos 13:14 “O death, where is your sting?
O grave, where is your victory?”#Hos 13:14.
56#Ro 4:15The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57#Ro 8:37; 2Co 2:14But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
58#1Co 16:10; 2Pe 3:14Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Currently Selected:
1 Corinthians 15: MEV
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
Military Bible Association
1 Corinthians 15
15
Jesus Came Back to Life
1Brothers and sisters, I’m making known to you the Good News which I already told you, which you received, and on which your faith is based. 2In addition, you are saved by this Good News if you hold on to the doctrine I taught you, unless you believed it without thinking it over. 3I passed on to you the most important points of doctrine that I had received:
Christ died to take away our sins as the Scriptures predicted.
4He was placed in a tomb.
He was brought back to life on the third day as the Scriptures predicted.
5He appeared to Cephas.#15:5 Cephas is the Aramaic name for the Apostle Peter. Next he appeared to the twelve apostles. 6Then he appeared to more than 500 believers at one time. (Most of these people are still living, but some have died.) 7Next he appeared to James. Then he appeared to all the apostles. 8Last of all, he also appeared to me.
I’m like an aborted child ⌞who was given life⌟. 9I’m the least of the apostles. I’m not even fit to be called an apostle because I persecuted God’s church. 10But God’s kindness #15:10 Or “grace.” made me what I am, and that kindness was not wasted on me. Instead, I worked harder than all the others. It was not I who did it, but God’s kindness was with me. 11So, whether it was I or someone else, this is the message we brought you, and this is what you believed.
We Will Come Back to Life
12If we have told you that Christ has been brought back to life, how can some of you say that coming back from the dead is impossible? 13If the dead can’t be brought back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back to life. 14If Christ hasn’t come back to life, our message has no meaning and your faith also has no meaning. 15In addition, we are obviously witnesses who lied about God because we testified that he brought Christ back to life. But if it’s true that the dead don’t come back to life, then God didn’t bring Christ back to life. 16Certainly, if the dead don’t come back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back to life either. 17If Christ hasn’t come back to life, your faith is worthless and sin still has you in its power. 18Then those who have died as believers in Christ no longer exist. 19If Christ is our hope in this life only, we deserve more pity than any other people.
20But now Christ has come back from the dead. He is the very first person of those who have died to come back to life. 21Since a man brought death, a man also brought life back from death. 22As everyone dies because of Adam, so also everyone will be made alive because of Christ. 23This will happen to each person in his own turn. Christ is the first, then at his coming, those who belong to him ⌞will be made alive⌟. 24Then the end will come. Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father as he destroys every ruler, authority, and power.
25Christ must rule until God has put every enemy under his control. 26The last enemy he will destroy is death. 27Clearly, God has put everything under Christ’s authority. When God says that everything has been put under Christ’s authority, this clearly excludes God, since God has put everything under Christ’s authority. 28But when God puts everything under Christ’s authority, the Son will put himself under God’s authority, since God had put everything under the Son’s authority. Then God will be in control of everything.
29However, people are baptized because the dead ⌞will come back to life⌟. What will they do? If the dead can’t come back to life, why do people get baptized as if they can ⌞come back to life⌟?
30Why are we constantly putting ourselves in danger? 31Brothers and sisters, I swear to you on my pride in you which Christ Jesus our Lord has given me: I face death every day. 32If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus, what have I gained according to the way people look at things? If the dead are not brought back to life, “Let’s eat and drink because tomorrow we’re going to die!” 33Don’t let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people. 34Come back to the right point of view, and stop sinning. Some people don’t know anything about God. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
We Will Have Bodies That Will Not Decay
35But someone will ask, “How do the dead come back to life? With what kind of body will they come back?”
36You fool! The seed you plant doesn’t come to life unless it dies first. 37What you plant, whether it’s wheat or something else, is only a seed. It doesn’t have the form that the plant will have. 38God gives the plant the form he wants it to have. Each kind of seed grows into its own form. 39Not all flesh is the same. Humans have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds have another, and fish have still another. 40There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. Heavenly bodies don’t all have the same splendor, neither do earthly bodies. 41The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon has another kind of splendor, and the stars have still another kind of splendor. Even one star differs in splendor from another star.
42That is how it will be when the dead come back to life. When the body is planted, it decays. When it comes back to life, it cannot decay. 43When the body is planted, it doesn’t have any splendor and is weak. When it comes back to life, it has splendor and is strong. 44It is planted as a physical body. It comes back to life as a spiritual body. As there is a physical body, so there is also a spiritual body.
45This is what Scripture says: “The first man, Adam, became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46The spiritual does not come first, but the physical and then the spiritual. 47The first man was made from the dust of the earth. He came from the earth. The second man came from heaven. 48The people on earth are like the man who was made from the dust of the earth. The people in heaven are like the man who came from heaven. 49As we have worn the likeness of the man who was made from the dust of the earth, we will also wear the likeness of the man who came from heaven. 50Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: Flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s kingdom. What decays cannot inherit what doesn’t decay.
51I’m telling you a mystery. Not all of us will die, but we will all be changed. 52It will happen in an instant, in a split second at the sound of the last trumpet. Indeed, that trumpet will sound, and then the dead will come back to life. They will be changed so that they can live forever. 53This body that decays must be changed into a body that cannot decay. This mortal body must be changed into a body that will live forever. 54When this body that decays is changed into a body that cannot decay, and this mortal body is changed into a body that will live forever, then the teaching of Scripture will come true:
“Death is turned into victory!
55Death, where is your victory?
Death, where is your sting?”
56Sin gives death its sting, and God’s standards give sin its power. 57Thank God that he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58So, then, brothers and sisters, don’t let anyone move you off the foundation ⌞of your faith⌟. Always excel in the work you do for the Lord. You know that the hard work you do for the Lord is not pointless.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
GOD'S WORD® Translation ©1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God's Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.