1 Corinthians 15

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 I want to make quite clear to you, brothers, what the message of the gospel that I preached to you is;you accepted it and took your stand on it,	1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 and you are saved by it, if you keep to the message I preached to you; otherwise your coming tobelieve was in vain.	2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 The tradition I handed on to you in the first place, a tradition which I had myself received, was thatChrist died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures,	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;
4 and that he was buried; and that on the third day, he was raised to life, in accordance with thescriptures;	4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 and that he appeared to Cephas; and later to the Twelve;	5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6 and next he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom arestill with us, though some have fal en asleep;	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.
7 then he appeared to James, and then to all the apostles.	7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 Last of al he appeared to me too, as though I was a child born abnormally.	8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
9 For I am the least of the apostles and am not real y fit to be called an apostle, because I had beenpersecuting the Church of God;	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.
10 but what I am now, I am through the grace of God, and the grace which was given to me has notbeen wasted. Indeed, I have worked harder than all the others -- not I, but the grace of God which is with me.	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.
11 Anyway, whether it was they or I, this is what we preach and what you believed.	11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you be saying that there is no resurrection of the dead?	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?
13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ cannot have been raised either,	13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is without substance, and so is your faith.	14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
15 What is more, we have proved to be false witnesses to God, for testifying against God that he raisedChrist to life when he did not raise him -- if it is true that the dead are not raised.	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.
16 For, if the dead are not raised, neither is Christ;	16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is pointless and you have not, after al , been releasedfrom your sins.	17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18 In addition, those who have fal en asleep in Christ are utterly lost.	18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
19 If our hope in Christ has been for this life only, we are of al people the most pitiable.	19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20 In fact, however, Christ has been raised from the dead, as the first-fruits of al who have fal enasleep.	20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 As it was by one man that death came, so through one man has come the resurrection of the dead.	21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 Just as al die in Adam, so in Christ al wil be brought to life;	22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 but all of them in their proper order: Christ the first-fruits, and next, at his coming, those who belongto him.	23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
24 After that wil come the end, when he will hand over the kingdom to God the Father, having abolishedevery principality, every ruling force and power.	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.
25 For he is to be king until he has made his enemies his footstool,	25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 and the last of the enemies to be done away with is death, for he has put al things under his feet.	26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27 But when it is said everything is subjected, this obviously cannot include the One who subjectedeverything to him.	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.
28 When everything has been subjected to him, then the Son himself wil be subjected to the One whohas subjected everything to him, so that God may be al in al .	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.
29 Otherwise, what are people up to who have themselves baptised on behalf of the dead? If the deadare not raised at al , what is the point of being baptised on their behalf?	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?
30 And what about us? Why should we endanger ourselves every hour of our lives?	30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
31 I swear by the pride that I take in you, in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I face death every day.	31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 If I fought wild animals at Ephesus in a purely human perspective, what had I to gain by it?	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.
33 If the dead are not going to be raised, then Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall be dead.	33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
34 So do not let anyone lead you astray, 'Bad company corrupts good ways.' Wake up from your stuporas you should and leave sin alone; some of you have no understanding of God; I tel you this to instil someshame in you.	34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
35 Someone may ask: How are dead people raised, and what sort of body do they have when theycome?	35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36 How foolish! What you sow must die before it is given new life;	36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 and what you sow is not the body that is to be, but only a bare grain, of wheat I dare say, or someother kind;	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:
38 it is God who gives it the sort of body that he has chosen for it, and for each kind of seed its own kindof body.	38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
39 Not al flesh is the same flesh: there is human flesh; animals have another kind of flesh, birds anotherand fish yet another.	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.
40 Then there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; the heavenly have a splendour of their own, andthe earthly a different splendour.	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.
41 The sun has its own splendour, the moon another splendour, and the stars yet another splendour;and the stars differ among themselves in splendour.	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.
42 It is the same too with the resurrection of the dead: what is sown is perishable, but what is raised isimperishable;	42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43 what is sown is contemptible but what is raised is glorious; what is sown is weak, but what is raisedis powerful;	43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
44 what is sown is a natural body, and what is raised is a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, thereis a spiritual body too.	44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 So the first man, Adam, as scripture says, became a living soul; and the last Adam has become alife-giving spirit.	45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46 But first came the natural body, not the spiritual one; that came only afterwards.	46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man, being made of earth, is earthly by nature; the second man is from heaven.	47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 The earthly man is the pattern for earthly people, the heavenly man for heavenly ones.	48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so we shal bear the likeness of the heavenlyone.	49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 What I am saying, brothers, is that mere human nature cannot inherit the kingdom of God: what isperishable cannot inherit what is imperishable.	50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Now I am going to tel you a mystery: we are not al going to fal asleep,	51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 but we are al going to be changed, instantly, in the twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpetsounds. The trumpet is going to sound, and then the dead wil be raised imperishable, and we shal 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.
53 because this perishable nature of ours must put on imperishability, this mortal nature must put onimmortality.	53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 And after this perishable nature has put on imperishability and this mortal nature has put onimmortality, then wil the words of scripture come true: Death is swal owed up in victory.	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.
55 Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?	55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin comes from the Law.	56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 Thank God, then, for giving us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord.	57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 So, my dear brothers, keep firm and immovable, always abounding in energy for the Lord's work,being sure that in the Lord none of your labours is wasted.	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.