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1 Corinthians 15

The Fact of Christ's Resurrection

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Now  aI make known to you, brethren, the  bgospel which I preached to you, which also you received,  cin which also you stand,

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by which also you are saved,  aif you hold fast  1the word which I preached to you,  bunless you believed in vain.

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For  aI delivered to you  1as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died  bfor our sins  caccording to the Scriptures,

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and that He was buried, and that He was  araised on the third day  baccording to the Scriptures,

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and that  aHe appeared to  bCephas, then  cto the twelve.

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After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some  ahave fallen asleep;

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then He appeared to  1 aJames, then to  ball the apostles;

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and last of all, as  1to one untimely born,  aHe appeared to me also.

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For I am  athe least of the apostles,  1and not fit to be called an apostle, because I  bpersecuted the church of God.

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But by  athe grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I  blabored even more than all of them, yet  cnot I, but the grace of God with me.

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Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

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Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there  ais no resurrection of the dead?

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But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;

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and  aif Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.

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Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified  1against God that He  araised  2Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

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For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;

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and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless;  ayou are still in your sins.

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Then those also who  ahave fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are  aof all men most to be pitied.

The Order of Resurrection

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But now Christ  ahas been raised from the dead, the  bfirst fruits of those who  care asleep.

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For since  aby a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.

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For  aas in Adam all die, so also in  1Christ all will be made alive.

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But each in his own order: Christ  athe first fruits, after that  bthose who are Christ's at  cHis coming,

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then comes the end, when He hands over  athe kingdom to the  bGod and Father, when He has abolished  call rule and all authority and power.

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For He must reign  auntil He has put all His enemies under His feet.

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The last enemy that will be  aabolished is death.

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For  aHE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, " bAll things are put in subjection," it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.

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When  aall things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that  bGod may be all in all.

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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?

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Why are we also  ain danger every hour?

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I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord,  aI die daily.

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If  1from human motives I  afought with wild beasts at  bEphesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised,  cLET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE.

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 aDo not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."

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 aBecome sober-minded  1as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have  bno knowledge of God.  cI speak this to your shame.

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But  asomeone will say, "How are  bthe dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?"

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 aYou fool! That which you  bsow does not come to life unless it dies;

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and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of  1something else.

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But God gives it a body just as He wished, and  ato each of the seeds a body of its own.

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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.

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There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.

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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.

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 aSo also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown  1 ba perishable body, it is raised  2 can imperishable body;

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it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in  aglory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

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it is sown a  anatural body, it is raised a  bspiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

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So also it is written, "The first  aMAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL." The  blast Adam became a  clife-giving spirit.

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However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.

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The first man is  afrom the earth,  1 bearthy; the second man is from heaven.

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As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly,  aso also are those who are heavenly.

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Just as we have  aborne the image of the earthy,  1we  bwill also bear the image of the heavenly.

The Mystery of Resurrection

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Now I say this, brethren, that  aflesh and blood cannot  binherit the kingdom of God; nor does  1the perishable inherit  2 cthe imperishable.

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Behold, I tell you a  amystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be  bchanged,

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in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for  athe trumpet will sound, and  bthe dead will be raised  1imperishable, and  cwe will be changed.

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For this  1perishable must put on  2 athe imperishable, and this  bmortal must put on immortality.

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But when this  1perishable will have put on  2the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, " aDEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory.

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aO DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?"

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The sting of  adeath is sin, and  bthe power of sin is the law;

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but  athanks be to God, who gives us the  bvictory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 aTherefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in  bthe work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.



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