1Cor 15 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now I make known to you, brethren , the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received , in which also you stand ,

1 Corinthians 15

The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection

1 Now ^aI make known to you, brethren, the ^bgospel which I preached to you, which also you received, ^cin which also you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, ^dif you hold fast ^{▼▼ Lit to what word I}the word which I preached to you, ^funless you believed in vain.

3 For ^gI delivered to you ^{▼▼ Lit among the first}as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died ⁱfor our sins ^jaccording to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was ^kraised on the third day ^laccording to the Scriptures, 5 and that ^mHe appeared to ⁿCephas, then ^oto the twelve. 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some ^phave fallen asleep; 7 then He appeared to ^{▼▼ Or Jacob
,} ^rJames, then to ^sall the apostles; 8 and last of all, as ^{▼▼ Lit to an untimely birth}to one untimely born, ^uHe appeared to me also. 9 For I am ^vthe least of the apostles, ^{▼▼ Lit who am}and not fit to be called an apostle, because I ^xpersecuted the church of God. 10 But by ^ythe grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I ^zlabored even more than all of them, yet ^aanot I, but the grace of God with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

12 Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there ^abis no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; 14 and ^acif Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. 15 Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified ^{▼▼ Or concerning}against God that He ^aeraised ^{▼▼ I.e. the Messiah}Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; 17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; ^agyou are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who ^ahhave fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are ^aiof all men most to be pitied.

The Order of Resurrection

20 But now Christ ^ajhas been raised from the dead, the ^akfirst fruits of those who ^alare asleep. 21 For since ^amby a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For ^anas in Adam all die, so also in ^{▼▼ I.e. the Messiah}Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ ^apthe first fruits, after that ^aqthose who are Christ’s at ^arHis coming, 24 then comes the end, when He hands over ^asthe kingdom to the ^atGod and Father, when He has abolished ^auall rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign ^avuntil He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be ^awabolished is death. 27 For ^ax He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, ^ay“All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him. 28 When ^azall things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that ^baGod may be all in all.

29 Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? 30 Why are we also ^bbin danger every hour? 31 I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, ^bcI die daily. 32 If ^{▼▼ Lit according to man}from human motives I ^befought with wild beasts at ^bfEphesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, ^bg let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. 33 ^bhDo not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” 34 ^biBecome sober-minded ^{▼▼ Lit righteously}as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have ^bkno knowledge of God. ^blI speak this to your shame.

35 But ^bmsomeone will say, “How are ^bnthe dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?” 36 ^boYou fool! That which you ^bpsow does not come to life unless it dies; 37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of ^{▼▼ Lit some of the rest}something else. 38 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and ^brto each of the seeds a body of its own. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another. 41 There 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.

42 ^bsSo also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown ^{▼▼ Lit in corruption
,} ^bua perishable body, it is raised ^{▼▼ Lit in incorruption
,} ^bwan imperishable body; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in ^bxglory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a ^bynatural body, it is raised a ^bzspiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So also it is written, “The first ^ca man, Adam, became a living soul.” The ^cblast Adam became a ^cclife-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. 47 The first man is ^cdfrom the earth, ^{▼▼ Lit made of dust
,} ^cfearthy; the second man is from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, ^cgso also are those who are heavenly. 49 Just as we have ^chborne the image of the earthy, ^{▼▼ Two early mss read let us also}we ^cjwill also bear the image of the heavenly.

The Mystery of Resurrection

50 Now I say this, brethren, that ^ckflesh and blood cannot ^clinherit the kingdom of God; nor does ^{▼▼ Lit corruption}the perishable inherit ^{▼▼ Lit incorruption
,} ^cothe imperishable. 51 Behold, I tell you a ^cpmystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be ^cqchanged, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for ^crthe trumpet will sound, and ^csthe dead will be raised ^{▼▼ Lit incorruptible}imperishable, and ^cuwe will be changed. 53 For this ^{▼▼ Lit corruptible}perishable must put on ^{▼▼ Lit incorruption
,} ^cxthe imperishable, and this ^cymortal must put on immortality. 54 But when this ^{▼▼ V 53, note 1}perishable will have put on ^{▼▼ V 53, note 2}the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, ^db“Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 ^dc“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of ^dddeath is sin, and ^dethe power of sin is the law; 57 but ^dfthanks be to God, who gives us the ^dgvictory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 ^dhTherefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in ^dithe work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.