'Now2I would remind1you,3brothers,4of the5gospel6I preached8to you,9which10you received,12in13which14you stand,16 and3by1which2you are being saved,4if9you hold fast10to the word6I preached7to you8— unless111213you believed15in vain.14 For2I delivered1to you3as of first importance45what6I8also7received:8that9Christ10died11for12our15sins14in accordance with16the17Scriptures,18 that2he was buried,3that5he was raised6on the7third10day8in accordance with11the12Scriptures,13 and1that2he appeared3to Cephas,4then5to the6twelve.7 Then1he appeared2to4more than3five hundred4brothers5at one time,6most10of7whom8are11still1213alive,11though15some14have fallen asleep.16 Then1he appeared2to James,3then4to all7the5apostles.6 Last1of all,3as4to one5untimely born,6he appeared7also to me.8 For2I1am3the4least5of the6apostles,7unworthy911to be called12an apostle,13because14I persecuted15the16church17of God.19 But2by the grace1of God3I am4what5I am,6and7his10grace9toward12me13was16not14in vain.15On the contrary,17I worked21harder than18any20of them,19though24it wasnot22I,23but25the26grace27of God29that30iswith31me.32 Whether1then2it wasI3or4they,5so6we preach7and8so9you believed.10 Now2if1Christ3is proclaimed4as5raised8from6the dead,7how9cansome13of11you12say10that14there is18no17resurrection15of the dead?16 But2if1there is6no5resurrection3of the dead,4then not even7Christ8has been raised.9 And2if1Christ3has5not4been raised,5then7our11preaching10isin vain6and13your16faith15isin vain.12 We are1even3found1to bemisrepresenting4God,6because7we testified8about9God11that12he raised13Christ,15whom16he did18not17raise18if19it istrue20thatthe dead21are23not22raised.23 For2if1the dead3are5not4raised,5not even6Christ7has been raised.8 And2if1Christ3has5not4been raised,5your9faith8isfutile6andyou are11still10in12your15sins.14 Then1those3also2who have fallen asleep4in5Christ6have perished.7 If1in6Christ7we have9hope8in2this5life4only,10we are14of all12people13most [to be] pitied.11 But2in fact1Christ3has been raised4from5the dead,6the firstfruits7of those8who have fallen asleep.9 For2as1by3a man4camedeath,5by7a man8has comealso6the resurrection9of the dead.10 For2as1in3Adam5all6die,7so8also9in10Christ12shall14all13be made alive.14 But2each1in3his own5order:6Christ8the firstfruits,7then9at13his16coming15those10who belong to Christ.12 Then1comesthe2end,3when4he delivers5the6kingdom7to God9the10Father11[after]12destroying13every14rule15and16every17authority18and19power.20 For2he3must1reign4until56he has put7all8hisenemies10under11his14feet.13 Thelast1enemy2[to] be destroyed3isdeath.5 For2[God] has put3all [things]1in subjection3under4his7feet.6But9when8it says,10all [things]12are put in subjection,13it isplain14that15he is excepted1617who put18all things2021in subjection18under him.19 When1all things56are subjected3to him,4then7the10Son11himself9will12also8be subjected12to him13who put14all things1617in subjection14under him,15that18God21may be19all2223in24all.25 Otherwise,1what2do people [mean]3by being baptized5on behalf of6the7dead?8If9the dead11are13not12raised13at all,10why14are people baptized16on17their18behalf?17 Why1are4we3in danger4every5hour?6 I protest,4brothers,8by [my] pride7in you,6which9I have10in11Christ12Jesus13our16Lord,15I die3every day!12 What7doI8gain10if,1humanly speaking,23I fought with beasts4at5Ephesus?6If11the dead12are14not13raised,14Let us eat15and16drink,17for19tomorrow18we die.20 Donot1be deceived:2Bad7company6ruins3good5morals.4 Wake up from your drunken stupor,1as is right,2and3donot4go on sinning.5For7some9have10no knowledge6of God.8I say14thisto11your13shame.12 But1someone3will ask,2How4are5the6dead7raised?5With what [kind of]8body10dothey come?11 [You] foolish person!1What3you2sow4doesnot5come to life6unless78it dies.9 And1what2you sow3isnot4the5body6that is to be,8but10a bare11kernel,12perhaps1314of wheat15or16of some17other19grain. But2God3gives4it5a body6as7he has chosen,8and9to each kind10of seed12its own13body.14 Fornot1all2flesh3isthe same,5but7there isone [kind]8for humans,10another11for animals,14another15for birds,21and20another19for fish.18 There areheavenly3bodies2and4earthly6bodies,5but7the10glory13of the11heavenly12isof one kind,8and15the [glory]16of the17earthly18is ofanother.14 There isone1glory2of the sun,3and4another5glory6of the moon,7and8another9glory10of the stars;11for13star12differs from15star14in16glory.17 So1is it withthe3resurrection4of the5dead.6Whatis sown7isperishable;89whatis raised10isimperishable.1112 It is sown1in2dishonor;3it is raised4in5glory.6It is sown7in8weakness;9it is raised10in11power.12 It is sown1a natural3body;2it is raised4a spiritual6body.5If7there is8a natural10body,9there is11also12a spiritual13body.9 Thus1it is written,3The5first6man7Adam8became49a living11being;10the12last13Adam14became15a life-giving17spirit.16 But1it isnot2the4spiritual5that isfirst3but6the7natural,8andthen9the10spiritual.11 The1first2man3wasfrom4the earth,5a man of dust;6the7second8man9isfrom10heaven.11 As1wasthe [man]2of dust,3so4also5arethose6who areof the dust,7and8as9isthe [man]10of heaven,11so12also13arethose14who areof heaven.15 Just as2we have borne3the4image5of the6[man] of dust,7we shall8also9bear8the10image11of the12[man] of heaven.13 I tell3youthis,1brothers:4flesh6and7blood8cannot1213inherit11the kingdom9of God,10nor14doesthe15perishable16inherit19the17imperishable.18 Behold!1I tell4you3a mystery.2We shall7not6all5sleep,7but9we shall10all8be changed,10 in1a moment,2in3the twinkling4of an eye,5at6the7last8trumpet.9For11the trumpet will sound,10and12the13dead14will be raised15imperishable,16and17we18shall be changed.19 For2this5perishable [body]4must1put on6the imperishable,7and8this11mortal [body]10mustput on12immortality.13 When1the5perishable4puts on6the imperishable,7and8the11mortal10puts on12immortality,13then14shall come to pass15the16saying17that is written:19Death22is swallowed up20in23victory.24 O death,3where1isyour2victory?5O death,8where6isyour7sting?10 The1sting3of death5issin,7and9the8power10of sin12isthe13law.14 But2thanks4beto God,3who gives6us7the8victory9through10our13Lord12Jesus14Christ.15 Therefore,1my3beloved4brothers,2be6steadfast,5immovable,7always14abounding8in9the10work11of the17Lord,13knowing15that16in23the Lord24your19labor18is21not20in vain.22