18 Then also those who have1 fallen aasleep in Christ have perished.
19 aIf 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 who are 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.
26 aThe 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,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
28 aNow 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?
30 And awhy do we stand in jeopardy every hour?
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 is it 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.”
34 aAwake 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 there is one kind1 of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
40 There are also1 celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 15:20.
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