The
Resurrection Of Christ
Now,
brothers,
I
want to remind you of the Gospel I Preached to you,
Which
you have received and on which you have
TAKEN
YOUR STAND.
2
BY THIS GOSPEL YOU ARE SAVED,
IF
YOU HOLD FIRMLY TO THE WORD I PREACHED TO YOU.
OTHERWISE,
YOU HAVE BELIEVED IN VAIN.
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For what I received I passed on to you
As
of First Importance:
THAT
CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS
ACCORDING
TO THE SCRIPTURES,
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THAT HE WAS BURIED,
THAT
HE WAS RAISED ON THE THIRD DAY
ACCORDING
TO THE SCRIPTURES,
5
AND THAT HE APPEARED TO PETER, AND THEN TO THE TWELVE.
6
After that, He appeared
To
more than Five Hundred of the brothers at the same time,
Most
of whom are still living,
Though
some have fallen asleep.
7
Then He appeared to James, then to all the Apostles,
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And last of all He appeared to me also,
As
to one Abnormally Born.
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For I am the Least of the Apostles
And
do not even deserve to be called an Apostle,
Because
I Persecuted the Church of God.
10
BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM,
And
His Grace was not without effect.
NO
I WORKED HARDER THAN ALL OF THEM--
YET
NOT I, BUT THE GRACE OF GOD THAT WAS WITH ME.
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Whether, then, it was I or they,
This
is what we Preach,
AND
THIS IS WHAT YOU BELIEVED.
The
Resurrection Of The Dead
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But if it is Preached
That
Christ has been raised from the Dead,
How
can some of you say
There
is No Resurrection of the Dead?
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IF THERE IS NO RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD,
THEN
NOT EVEN CHRIST HAS BEEN RAISED.
14
AND IF CHRIST HAS NOT BEEN RAISED,
OUR
PREACHING IS USELESS
AND
SO IS YOUR FAITH.
15
More than that,
WE
ARE THEN FOUND TO BE FALSE WITNESSES ABOUT GOD,
FOR
WE HAVE TESTIFIED ABOUT GOD
THAT
HE RAISE CHRIST FROM THE DEAD.
BUT
HE DID NOT RAISE HIM
IF
IN FACT THE DEAD ARE NOT RAISED.
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FOR IF THE DEAD ARE NOT RAISED,
THEN
CHRIST HAS NOT BEEN RAISED EITHER.
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AND IF CHRIST HAS NOT BEEN RAISED,
YOUR
FAITH IS FUTILE;
YOU
ARE STILL IN YOUR SINS.
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THEN THOSE ALSO
WHO
HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP IN CHRIST ARE LOST.
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IF ONLY FO THIS LIFE WE HAVE HOPE IN CHRIST,
WE
ARE TO BE PITIED MORE THAN ALL MEN.
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BUT CHRIST HAS INDEED BEEN RAISED FROM THE DEAD,
THE
FIRSTFRUITS OF THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP.
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For since Death came through a man,
The
Resurrection of the Dead comes also through a man.
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FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE,
SO
IN CHRIST ALL WILL BE MADE ALIVE.
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But each in his own turn:
Christ,
the Firstfruits;
Then,
when He comes, those who belong to Him.
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THEN THE END WILL COME,
WHEN
HE HANDS OVER THE KINGDOM TO GOD THE FATHER
AFTER
HE HAS DESTROYED ALL DOMINION, AUTHORITY AND POWER
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FOR HE MUST REIGN
UNTIL
HE HAS PUT ALL HIS ENEMIES UNDER HIS FEET.
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THE LAST ENEMY TO BE DESTROYED IS DEATH.
27
For he 'has put every thing under his feet.'
Now
when it says that 'everything'
Has
been put under Him,
It
is Clear that this does not include God Himself,
Who
put everything under Christ.
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When He has done this,
Then
the Son Himself will be made Subject to Him
Who
put everything under Him,
SO
THAT GOD MAY BE ALL IN ALL.
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Now if there is No Resurrection,
What
will those do who are Baptized for the Dead?
If
the Dead are not Raised at all,
Why
are people Baptized for them?
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And as for us,
WHY
DO WE ENDANGER OURSELVES EVERY HOUR?
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I DIE EVERY DAY--
I
MEAN THAT, BROTHERS--
JUST
AS SURELY AS I GLORY OVER YOU
IN
CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.
32
If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons,
What
have I gained?
IF
THE DEAD ARE NOT RAISED,
'Let
us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
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DO NOT BE MISLED:'
'BAD
COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD CHARACTER.'
34
COME BACK TO YOUR SENSES AS YOU OUGHT,
AND
STOP SINNING;
FOR
THERE ARE SOME WHO ARE IGNORANT OF GOD--
I
SAY THIS TO YOUR SHAME.
The
Resurrection Body
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But someone may ask,
'HOW
ARE THE DEAD RAISED?
WITH
WHAT KIND OF BODY WILL THEY COME?'
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HOW FOOLISH!
WHAT
YOU SOW DOES NOT COME TO LIFE UNLESS IT DIES.
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When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be,
But
just a Seed,
Perhaps
of wheat or of something else.
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But God give is a body as He has determined,
And
to each kind of Seed He gives it its own body.
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All flesh is not the same:
Men
have one kind of flesh, animals have another,
Birds
another and fish another.
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There are also heavenly bodies
And
there are earthly bodies;
But
the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind,
And
the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.
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The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another
And
the stars another;
And
star differ from star in splendor.
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SO WILL IT BE WITH THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.
THE
BODY THAT IS SOWN IS PERISHABLE,
IT
IS RAISED IMPERISHABLE;
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IT IS SOWN IN DISHONOR, IT IS RAISED IN GLORY;
IT
IS SOWN IN WEAKNESS, IT IS RAISED IN POWER;
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IT IS SOWN A NATURAL BODY,
IT
IS RAISED A SPIRITUAL BODY.
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So it is written:
'The
First man Adam became a living being';
THE
LAST ADAM, A LIFE-GIVING SPIRIT.
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The spiritual did not come first,
But
the natural, and after that the spiritual.
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The First man was of the dust of the earth,
The
Second man from Heaven.
As
was the earthly man,
So
are those who are of the Earth;
And
as is the man from Heaven,
So
also are those who are of Heaven.
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And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man,
SO
WE SHALL BEAR THE LIKENESS OF THE MAN FROM HEAVEN.
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I declare to you, brothers,
THAT
FLESH AND BLOOD CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD,
NOR
DOES THE PERISHABLE INHERIT THE IMPERISHABLE.
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LISTEN, I TELL YOU A MYSTERY:
WE
WILL NOT ALL SLEEP,
BUT
WE WILL ALL BE CHANGED--
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IN A FLASH, 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.
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For the Perishable must clothe itself with the Imperishable,
And
the Mortal with Immortality,.
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When the Perishable has been clothed with the Imperishable,
And
the Mortal with Immortality,
Then
the saying that is written will come true:
'Where
, O Death, is your Victory?
Where
, O Death, is your Sting?'
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THE STING OF DEATH IS SIN,
AND
THE POWER OF SIN IS THE LAW.
But
thanks be to God!
He
gives us the Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Therefore, my dear brothers, STAND FIRM.
Let
nothing move you.
ALWAYS
GIVE YOURSELVES TO THE WORK OF THE LORD,
BECAUSE
YOU KNOW THAT YOUR LABOR IN THE LORD IS NOT IN VAIN.
(1
Corinthians 15)
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