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1Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,

1Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,

2by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which 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 delivered to you first of all that which 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 rose again 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 was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.

5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

6After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but 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.

7After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.

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

8Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

8Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.

9For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy 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 toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was 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.

11Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

11Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

12Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that 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 Christ is not risen.

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

14And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.

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

15Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise.

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 do not rise, then Christ is not risen.

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

17And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!

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

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

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

19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

19If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

20But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become 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 by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.

21For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.

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

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

23But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.

24Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to 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 till He has put all enemies under His feet.

25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

26The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.

26The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

27For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.

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.

28Now when all things are made subject 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.

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 they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?

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?

30And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour?

30Why are we in danger every hour?

31I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

31I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day!

32If, 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!”

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: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

33Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

34Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak 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 up? And with what body do they come?”

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

36Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

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

37And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.

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 as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.

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 flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.

39For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.

40There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is 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, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another 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.

42So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.

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. There is a natural body, and there is 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.

45And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” 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 is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.

46But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.

47The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.

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

48As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are 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 as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

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 I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

50I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

51Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall 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 twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall 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 corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

53For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

54So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is 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“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”

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

56The sting of death is sin, and the strength 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.

58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding 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.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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