1 Corinthians 15

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;	1 Now I am reminding you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand.
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.	2 Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;	3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:	4 that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures;
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:	5 that he appeared to Kephas, then to the Twelve.
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.	6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.	7 After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.	8 Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.	9 For I am the least of the apostles, not fit 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 which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.	10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the grace of God (that is) with me.
11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.	11 Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?	12 But if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:	13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised.
14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.	14 And if Christ has not been raised, then empty (too) is our preaching; empty, too, your faith.
15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.	15 Then we are also false witnesses to God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised.
16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:	16 For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised,
17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.	17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.	18 Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.	19 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all.
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.	20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.	21 For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.	22 For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life,
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.	23 but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ;
24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.	24 then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.	25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.	26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death,
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.	27 for "he subjected everything under his feet." But when it says that everything has been subjected, it is clear that it excludes the one who subjected everything to him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.	28 When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will (also) be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.
29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?	29 Otherwise, what will people accomplish by having themselves baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they having themselves baptized for them?
30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?	30 Moreover, why are we endangering ourselves all the time?
31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.	31 Every day I face death; I swear it by the pride in you (brothers) that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.	32 If at Ephesus I fought with beasts, so to speak, what benefit was it to me? If the dead are not raised: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.	33 Do not be led astray: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.	34 Become sober as you ought and stop sinning. For some have no knowledge of God; I say this to your shame.
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?	35 But someone may say, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come back?"
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:	36 You fool! What you sow is not brought to life unless it dies.
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:	37 And what you sow is not the body that is to be but a bare kernel of wheat, perhaps, or of some other kind;
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.	38 but God gives it a body as he chooses, and to each of the seeds its own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.	39 Not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for human beings, another kind of flesh for animals, another kind of flesh for birds, and another for fish.
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.	40 There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the brightness of the heavenly is one kind and that of the earthly another.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.	41 The brightness of the sun is one kind, the brightness of the moon another, and the brightness of the stars another. For star differs from star in brightness.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:	42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown corruptible; it is raised incorruptible.
43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:	43 It is sown dishonorable; it is raised glorious. It is sown weak; it is raised powerful.
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.	44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual one.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.	45 So, too, it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living being," the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.	46 But the spiritual was not first; rather the natural and then the spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.	47 The first man was from the earth, earthly; the second man, from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.	48 As was the earthly one, so also are the earthly, and as is the heavenly one, so also are the heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.	49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthly one, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one.
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.	50 This I declare, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,	51 Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.	52 in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.	53 For that which is corruptible must clothe itself with incorruptibility, and that which is mortal must clothe itself with immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.	54 And when this which is corruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about: "Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?	55 Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.	56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.	57 But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.	58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.