1 Corinthians 15 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

The Fact of Christ's Resurrection

(cf. Mar 16:9–20 )

1Co 15:1Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,

1Co 15:2

1Co 15:2by which also you are saved, if you hold fast [fn]the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.

1Co 15:3

1Co 15:3For I delivered to you [fn]as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

1Co 15:4

1Co 15:4and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

1Co 15:5

1Co 15:5and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

1Co 15:6

1Co 15:6After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;

1Co 15:7

1Co 15:7then He appeared to [fn]James, then to all the apostles;

1Co 15:8

1Co 15:8and last of all, as [fn]to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.

1Co 15:9

1Co 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, [fn]and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1Co 15:10

1Co 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

1Co 15:11

1Co 15:11Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

(cf. 1Th 4:13–18 )

1Co 15:12

1Co 15:12Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

1Co 15:13

1Co 15:13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;

1Co 15:14

1Co 15:14and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.

1Co 15:15

1Co 15:15Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified [fn]against God that He raised [fn]Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

1Co 15:16

1Co 15:16For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;

1Co 15:17

1Co 15:17and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

1Co 15:18

1Co 15:18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

1Co 15:19

1Co 15:19If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.

The Order of Resurrection

1Co 15:20

1Co 15:20But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.

1Co 15:21

1Co 15:21For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.

1Co 15:22

1Co 15:22For as in Adam all die, so also in [fn]Christ all will be made alive.

1Co 15:23

1Co 15:23But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,

1Co 15:24

1Co 15:24then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

1Co 15:25

1Co 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

1Co 15:26

1Co 15:26The last enemy that will be abolished is death.

1Co 15:27

1Co 15:27For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.

1Co 15:28

1Co 15:28When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.

1Co 15:29

1Co 15:29Otherwise, 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?

1Co 15:30

1Co 15:30Why are we also in danger every hour?

1Co 15:31

1Co 15:31I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

1Co 15:32

1Co 15:32If [fn]from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE.

1Co 15:33

1Co 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

1Co 15:34

1Co 15:34Become sober-minded [fn]as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

1Co 15:35

1Co 15:35But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”

1Co 15:36

1Co 15:36You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;

1Co 15:37

1Co 15:37and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of [fn]something else.

1Co 15:38

1Co 15:38But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.

1Co 15:39

1Co 15:39All 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.

1Co 15:40

1Co 15:40There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.

1Co 15:41

1Co 15:41There 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.

1Co 15:42

1Co 15:42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown [fn]a perishable body, it is raised [fn]an imperishable body;

1Co 15:43

1Co 15:43it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

1Co 15:44

1Co 15:44it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

1Co 15:45

1Co 15:45So also it is written, “The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

1Co 15:46

1Co 15:46However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.

1Co 15:47

1Co 15:47The first man is from the earth, [fn]earthy; the second man is from heaven.

1Co 15:48

1Co 15:48As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly.

1Co 15:49

1Co 15:49Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, [fn]we will also bear the image of the heavenly.

The Mystery of Resurrection

1Co 15:50

1Co 15:50Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does [fn]the perishable inherit [fn]the imperishable.

1Co 15:51

1Co 15:51Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

1Co 15:52

1Co 15:52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised [fn]imperishable, and we will be changed.

1Co 15:53

1Co 15:53For this [fn]perishable must put on [fn]the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.

1Co 15:54

1Co 15:54But when this [fn]perishable will have put on [fn]the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory.

1Co 15:55

1Co 15:55“O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?”

1Co 15:56

1Co 15:56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law;

1Co 15:57

1Co 15:57but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1Co 15:58

1Co 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(15:2)

Literally: to what word I

(15:3)

Literally: among the first

(15:7)

Or, Jacob

(15:8)

Literally: to an untimely birth

Literally: who am

Or, concerning

I.e. the Messiah

I.e. the Messiah

Literally: according to man

(15:34)

Literally: righteously

(15:37)

Literally: some of the rest

(15:42)

Literally: in corruption

(15:42)

Literally: in incorruption

(15:47)

Literally: made of dust

(15:49)

Two early mss read let us also

(15:50)

Literally: corruption

(15:50)

Literally: incorruption

(15:52)

Literally: incorruptible

(15:53)

Literally: corruptible

(15:53)

Literally: incorruption

(15:54)

V 53, note 1

(15:54)

V 53, note 2

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