1 Corinthians 15:1-35

The Resurrection of Christ

1Now I would remind you, brothers, ▼

▼Or  brothers and sisters; also verses 6, 31, 50, 58

of the gospel ^bI preached to you, which you received, ^cin which you stand, 2and by which ^dyou are being saved, if you ^ehold fast to the word I preached to you— ^funless you believed in vain.

3For ^gI delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died ^hfor our sins ⁱin accordance with the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised ^jon the third day ^kin accordance with the Scriptures, 5and that ^lhe appeared to Cephas, then ^mto the twelve. 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 ⁿJames, then ^oto all the apostles. 8Last of all, as to one untimely born, ^phe appeared also to me. 9For ^qI am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because ^rI 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. On the contrary, ^sI worked harder than any of them, ^tthough it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

The Resurrection of the Dead

12Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, ^uhow can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, ^vthen not even Christ has been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that ^whe raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and ^xyou are still in your sins. 18Then those also who ^yhave fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19If in Christ we have hope ▼

▼Or  we have hoped

in this life only, ^aawe are of all people most to be pitied.

20But in fact ^abChrist has been raised from the dead, ^acthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For as ^adby a man came death, ^aeby a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22For ^afas in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then ^agat his coming ^ahthose who belong to Christ. 24Then comes the end, when he delivers ^aithe kingdom to God the Father after destroying ^ajevery rule and every authority and power. 25For he must reign ^akuntil he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26The last enemy to be ^aldestroyed is death. 27For ^am“God ▼

▼Greek he

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. 28When ^aoall things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that ^apGod may be all in all.

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 are we ^aqin danger every hour? 31I protest, brothers, by ^army pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, ^asI die every day! 32What do I gain if, humanly speaking, ^atI fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, ^au“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” 33 ^avDo not be deceived: ^aw“Bad company ruins good morals.” ▼

▼Probably from Menander’s comedy Thais

34 ^ayWake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For ^azsome have no knowledge of God. ^baI say this to your shame.

The Resurrection Body

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