| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand, | 1Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, |
| 2and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. | 2and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. |
| 3For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received--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 in accordance with the Scriptures, |
| 4and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures, | 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, |
| 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. | 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. |
| 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. | 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. |
| 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. | 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. |
| 8Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also. | 8Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. |
| 9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. | 9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy 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 has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God with me. | 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. |
| 11Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed. | 11Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. |
| 12Now if Christ is being preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? | 12Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? |
| 13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. | 13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. |
| 14And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is futile and your faith is empty. | 14And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. |
| 15Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised. | 15We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that 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, not even Christ has been raised. |
| 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins. | 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. |
| 18Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished. | 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. |
| 19For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone. | 19If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. |
| 20But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. | 20But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. |
| 21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man. | 21For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. |
| 22For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. | 22For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. |
| 23But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. | 23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. |
| 24Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power. | 24Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. |
| 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. | 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. |
| 26The last enemy to be eliminated is death. | 26The last enemy to be destroyed is death. |
| 27For he has put everything in subjection under his feet. But when it says "everything" has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him. | 27For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. |
| 28And when all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all. | 28When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all. |
| 29Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them? | 29Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? |
| 30Why too are we in danger every hour? | 30Why are we in danger every hour? |
| 31Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. | 31I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day! |
| 32If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. | 32What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” |
| 33Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals." | 33Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” |
| 34Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God--I say this to your shame! | 34Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame. |
| 35But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?" | 35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” |
| 36Fool! What you sow will not come to life unless it dies. | 36You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. |
| 37And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare seed--perhaps of wheat or something else. | 37And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. |
| 38But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. | 38But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. |
| 39All flesh is not the same: People have one flesh, animals have another, birds and fish another. | 39For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. |
| 40And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. The glory of the heavenly body is one sort and the earthly another. | 40There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 42It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. | 42So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. |
| 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 body. |
| 45So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living person"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. | 45Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. |
| 46However, the spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and then the spiritual. | 46But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. |
| 47The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven. | 47The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. |
| 48Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too those who are heavenly. | 48As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. |
| 49And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven. | 49Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. |
| 50Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. | 50I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. |
| 51Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- | 51Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, |
| 52in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. | 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. |
| 53For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. | 53For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. |
| 54Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will happen, "Death has been swallowed up in victory." | 54When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” |
| 55"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" | 55“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” |
| 56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. | 56The 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, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 58So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. | 58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. |
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