10 But aby the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, byet not I, but the grace of God whichwas with me.
11 Therefore, whether itwas I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The Risen Christ, Our Hope
12 Now 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?
13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, athen Christ is not risen.
14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because awe have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise.
16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; ayou are still in your sins!
18 Then also those who have1 fallen aasleep in Christ have perished.
19aIf in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
The Last Enemy Destroyed
20 But now aChrist is risen from the dead, and has become bthe firstfruits of those who have1 fallen asleep.
21 For asince by man came death, bby Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall abe made alive.
23 But aeach one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those whoare Christ’s at His coming.
24 Then comes the end, when He delivers athe kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
25 For He must reign atill He has put all enemies under His feet.
26aThe last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
27 For a“He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” itis evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
28aNow when all things are made subject to Him, then bthe Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
Effects of Denying the Resurrection
29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?
31 I affirm, by athe boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, bI die daily.
32 If, in the manner of men, aI have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage isit to me? If the dead do not rise, b“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
33 Do not be deceived: a“Evil company corrupts good habits.”
34aAwake to righteousness, and do not sin; bfor some do not have the knowledge of God. cI speak this to your shame.
A Glorious Body
35 But someone will say, a“How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?”
36 Foolish one, awhat you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.
38 But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but thereis one kind1 of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
40Thereare also1 celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41Thereis one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
42aSo also is the resurrection of the dead. Thebody is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.
43aIt is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
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 And so it is written, a“The first man Adam became a living being.” bThe last Adam becameca life-giving spirit.
46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.
47aThe first man was of the earth, bmade of dust; the second Man is2 the Lord cfrom heaven.
48 As was the1man of dust, so also are those whoaremade of dust; aand as is the heavenly Man, so also are those whoare heavenly.
49 And aas we have borne the image of the man of dust, bwe shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
Our Final Victory
50 Now this I say, brethren, that aflesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I tell you a1 mystery: aWe shall not all sleep, bbut we shall all be changed—
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. aFor the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and athis mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: a“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55 “O1a Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and athe strength of sin is the law.
57aBut thanks be to God, who gives us bthe victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
American Standard Version
Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Amplified® Bible
But now if Christ (the Messiah) is preached as raised from the dead, how is it that some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Contemporary English Version
If we preach that Christ was raised from death, how can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life?
Darby English Version
Now if Christ is preached that he is raised from among [the] dead, how say some among you that there is not a resurrection of [those that are] dead?
Good News Bible
Now, since our message is that Christ has been raised from death, how can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life?
International Standard Version
Now if we preach that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you keep claiming there is no resurrection of the dead?
King James Version
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
New American Standard Bible
Now 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?
New International Version
But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
New King James Version
Now 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?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now if we preach Christ, that He God has raised Him from the dead, how do some among you say that no resurrection of the dead will occur?
Young's Literal Translation
And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he hath risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?
New English Translation
Now if Christ is being preached as raised from the dead,1 how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?
