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1. The Resurrection of Christ

2. 1ULTNow I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that I proclaimed to you, which also you received, on which also you stand,BSBBSB: Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
3. 2ULTby which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to what word I proclaimed to you, unless you believed in vain.BSBBSB: By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
4. 3ULTFor I delivered to you among the first what I also received— that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,BSBBSB: For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
5. 4ULTand that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,BSBBSB: that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
6. 5ULTand that he was seen by Cephas, then by the Twelve.BSBBSB: and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
7. 6ULTThen he was seen by more than 500 brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.BSBBSB: After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
8. 7ULTThen he was seen by James, then by all the apostles.BSBBSB: Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
9. 8ULTNow last of all, he was seen by me also, as if to a child born at the wrong time.BSBBSB: And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
10. 9ULTFor I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.BSBBSB: For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
11. 10ULTBut by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace that{ was} in me was not in vain. Instead, I labored harder than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.BSBBSB: But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
12. 11ULTTherefore, whether I or they, in this way we preach, and in this way you believed.BSBBSB: Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

13. The Resurrection of the Dead

14. 12ULTNow if Christ is proclaimed, that he was raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?BSBBSB: But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
15. 13ULTBut if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;BSBBSB: If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
16. 14ULTbut if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching{ is} in vain, and your faith{ is} in vain.BSBBSB: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.
17. 15ULTBut also, we are found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified concerning God that he raised Christ, whom he has not raised, if then the dead are not raised.BSBBSB: In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
18. 16ULTFor if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;BSBBSB: For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.
19. 17ULTbut if Christ has not been raised, your faith{ is} in vain; you are still in your sins.BSBBSB: And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
20. 18ULTThen also the ones having fallen asleep in Christ perished.BSBBSB: Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
21. 19ULTIf only in this life we have hope in Christ, of all people we are most pitiful.BSBBSB: If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

22. The Order of Resurrection

23. 20ULTBut now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of the ones having fallen asleep.BSBBSB: But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
24. 21ULTFor since death{ is} by a man, by a man also resurrection of the dead.BSBBSB: For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
25. 22ULTFor even as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.BSBBSB: For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
26. 23ULTBut each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then at his coming, the ones of Christ.BSBBSB: But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
27. 24ULTThen{ will be} the end, when he hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when he has abolished all rule and all authority and power.BSBBSB: Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
28. 25ULTFor he must reign until he has put all the enemies under his feet.BSBBSB: For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
29. 26ULTThe last enemy to be abolished: death.BSBBSB: The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
30. 27ULTFor“he has put everything under his feet.” But when it says,“he has put everything,”{ it is} clear that the one having put everything in subjection to him{ is} excepted.BSBBSB: For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.
31. 28ULTNow when all the things have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one having subjected all the things to him, so that God might be all in all.BSBBSB: And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.
32. 29ULTOtherwise, what will the ones being baptized for the dead do? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?BSBBSB: If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
33. 30ULTWhy also are we in danger every hour?BSBBSB: And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
34. 31ULTI die every day, by the boasting in you, brothers, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.BSBBSB: I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
35. 32ULTWhat{ is} the profit to me, according to men, if I fought wild beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised,“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”BSBBSB: If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
36. 33ULTDo not be deceived:“Bad company corrupts good morals.”BSBBSB: Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
37. 34ULTBe sober, as is right! And do not keep sinning. For some have no knowledge of God— I say this to your shame.BSBBSB: Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

38. The Resurrection Body

39. 35ULTBut someone will say,“How are the dead raised, and with what kind of body do they come?”BSBBSB: But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
40. 36ULTYou foolish one! What you sow is not caused to live unless it dies.BSBBSB: You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
41. 37ULTAnd what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare seed— perhaps wheat or something else.BSBBSB: And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
42. 38ULTBut God gives it a body just as he desires, and to each of the seeds, its own body.BSBBSB: But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.
43. 39ULTNot all flesh{ is} the same flesh. Instead,{ there is} one{ flesh} of men, and another flesh of animals, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish.BSBBSB: Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.
44. 40ULT{ There are} also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly{ is} one, and that of the earthly{ is} another.BSBBSB: There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.
45. 41ULT{ 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.BSBBSB: The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
46. 42ULTSo also{ is} the resurrection of the dead.{ What} is sown in decay is raised in immortality.BSBBSB: So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
47. 43ULTIt is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.BSBBSB: It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
48. 44ULTIt is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual{ body}.BSBBSB: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
49. 45ULTSo also it is written,“The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam{ is} a life- giving spirit.BSBBSB: So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
50. 46ULTBut the spiritual{ is} not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.BSBBSB: The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.
51. 47ULTThe first man{ is} of the earth, made of dust. The second man{ is} from heaven.BSBBSB: The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
52. 48ULTAs the earthly, so also{ are} the ones of earth; and as the heavenly, so also{ are} the ones of heaven.BSBBSB: As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
53. 49ULTAnd just as we have borne the image of the earthly, let us also bear the image of the heavenly.BSBBSB: And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

54. Where, O Death, Is Your Victory?

    (Hosea 13:9–14)

55. 50ULTNow this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood are not able to inherit the kingdom of God. Neither does the perishable inherit the imperishable.BSBBSB: Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
56. 51ULTBehold! I tell you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed—BSBBSB: Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
57. 52ULTin an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For a trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.BSBBSB: in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
58. 53ULTFor it is necessary for this perishable to put on incorruptibility, and this mortal to put on immortality.BSBBSB: For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
59. 54ULTBut when this perishable has put on incorruptibility, and this mortal has put on immortality, then will come about the word that is written,“Death is swallowed up in victory.”BSBBSB: When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
60. 55ULT“Death, where{ is} your victory? Death, where{ is} your sting?”BSBBSB: “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
61. 56ULTBut the sting of death{ is} sin, and the power of sin{ is} the law.BSBBSB: The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
62. 57ULTBut thanks{ be} to God, the one giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!BSBBSB: But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
63. 58ULTTherefore, my beloved brothers, become steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.BSBBSB: Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

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