1 Corinthians 15:51-58
15:51 a The Good News reveals the previously unknown secret of resurrection.• We will not all die: Paul might have expected the future resurrection in his own lifetime (cp. 15:52 b; 1 Thes 4:15 c, 17 d).
15:52 e Cp. 1 Thes 4:13-17 f.
15:54 g “Death is swallowed up in victory”: Resurrection defeats the ultimate enemy, death, just as the power of the Spirit enables believers to transcend sin here and now (see Rom 8:2 h, 11 i).
15:55 j This quotation (Hos 13:14 k) assures believers that they have nothing to fear from death.
• Death is like the sting of a scorpion.
15:57 l The death and resurrection of Christ ends the dominating power of sin and death (see Rom 6:14 m; 8:2 n; 10:4 o).
15:58 p Nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless: There will be eternal rewards for those who serve him faithfully (see 3:12-15 q).
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