1Corinthians:15-16

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* Now I am calling to your remembrance , brothers , the gospel which I preached to you , which you also received , and on which you have taken your stand ,;47 The first man is of the earth , earthly ; the second Man is of heaven . * by which also you are saved , if you are holding fast the message which I preached to you ; unless indeed you have believed in vain . * For the very first thing I taught you was that I had myself been taught , that Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture , * that he was buried , and that he was raised the third day , according to the Scriptures , * and was seen by Cephas , and then by the Twelve . * Afterward he was seen at one time by more than five hundred brethren , most of whom are still alive , but some are fallen asleep . * Then he was seen by James , then by all the apostles , * and last of all , as by one born out of due time , he was seen by me also . * For I am the least of the apostles , I who am not worthy to be called an apostle , because I persecuted the church of God . * But by the grace of God I am what I am , and that grace of his , bestowed upon me , did not prove ineffectual . I labored more abundantly than all the rest , yet not I , but by the grace of God that is with me . * But whether it is I or they , thus do I preach , and thus you came to believe . * If then , we are preaching Christ , that he rose from the dead , how are some of you saying that there is no resurrection from the dead ? * But if there is no resurrection from the dead , then not even Christ has been raised ; * and if Christ has not been raised , then our preaching is vain , and vain also is your faith . * More than that , we are detected in bearing false witness against God ; because we testified of God that he raised Christ from the dead , whom he did not raise , if indeed the dead rise not . * For if the dead rise not , neither has Christ arisen ; * and if Christ be not risen , your faith is vain , you are still in your sins . * More than that , those who are sleeping in Christ have perished . * If in this life only we have hope in Christ , we are of all mankind most pitiable . * But now , now , Christ is risen from the dead , the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep . * For since by man came to death , by man came also the resurrection from the dead . * For just as in Adam all die , so also in Christ all will be made alive . * But each in his own order ; Christ the first-fruits , then those who belong to Christ at his appearing . * And then the end , when he shall hand over his kingdom to God his Father , after he has abolished all rule and authority and power . * For he must rule until he has put all his enemies under his feet . * The last enemy that will be destroyed is Death . * For He hast put all things under his feet , but in that quotation All things are put under him , it is evident that God is excepted , who put all things under Him . * For when everything is subjected to him , then the Son himself shall subject himself to Him who made them subject , that God may be all in all . * Else what shall they do who are baptized for the dead ? If the dead are really not raised , why are they baptized for them ? * Yes , and why am I myself exposed to danger every hour ? * Every day I am facing death , my brothers , I affirm it by that pride in you which I have through Christ Jesus our Lord . * If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus , what good does it do me ? If the dead do not rise , Let us eat and drink , For we shall be dead tomorrow . * Do not deceive yourselves . Evil companions ruin good morals . * Wake up , do justly , cease from sin ; for I say to your shame that some of you have no acquaintance with God . * But some one will ask . "How are the dead raised ? and with what body are they coming ?" * Foolish man ! The seed you sow does not come to life unless it dies . * And when you sow the seed you are not sowing the body that it will become , but bare grain , of wheat perhaps , or some other grain . * But God gives it what body he pleases , and to each kind of seed its own body . * All flesh is not the same flesh ; there is human flesh , another of fishes of animals , another of birds , another of fishes . * There are both celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial ; but the splendor of the celestial is one thing , and the splendor of the terrestrial is another . * There is one glory of the sun , another of the moon , and another of the stars ; for star differs from star in glory . * So it is in the resurrection of the dead . It is sown in corruption , It is raised in incorruption ; * Sown in weakness , It is raised in power ; * The body sown is animal The body is raised is spiritual . If there is an animal body , there is also a spiritual body . * Thus it is written . The first man , Adam , became a living being , the last Adam , a life-giving Spirit . * Now it is not the spiritual which is first , but the animal , and then the spiritual . * Like him who was of earth , are the earthy ; and like Him who is of heaven , are the heavenly ; * As we have borne the likeness of him who was of earth , so also let us bear the likeness of Him who is of heaven . * I tell you this , brothers , that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God ; nor can corruption inherit incorruption . * Lo , I tell you a secret truth . we shall not all be sleeping , but we shall be changed , * in a moment , in the twinkling of an eye , when the last trumpet sounds . For the trumpet will sound , and the dead will be raised , incorruptible , and we shall be changed . * For this corruptible must be clothed with incorruption , and this mortal must be clothed with immortality . * And when this mortal has been clothed with immortality , then will the words of Scripture come to pass , Death has been swallowed up in victory . * Where , Death , is thy victory ? Where , Death , is thy sting ? * Now the sting of death is sin , and the power of sin is the Law . * But thanks be to God , who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ . * So , my brothers beloved , stand firm , immovable , always abounding in work for the Lord , because you know that your toil is not fruitless in the Lord . * Now concerning the offering for the saints , you also are to do as I directed the church of Galatia . * On the first day of each week let each of you put aside something , keeping it in store as he may prosper , so that when I come there may be no collections going on . * On my arrival I will send those whom you may accredit by letter to carry your bounty to Jerusalem . * And if it is worth while for me to go too , they will accompany me . * Now I shall come to you after I have gone through Macedonia . * I shall remain some time with you ; possibly spending the winter , in order that you may help me forward in whatever journey I take . * For I do not wish at this present time to see you merely in passing ; but if the Lord permits , I hope to remain some time with you . * I am staying for the present in Ephesus , until Pentecost ; * for a door has opened to me , great and effectual , and the opponents are many . * If Timothy come , see to it that he is among you without trepidation ; for he is doing the Lords work , as I am , so let no one disparage him . * Whenever he comes to me , send him on his way in peace , for I am expecting him with the other brothers . * As for our Apollos , I have many times urged him to go to you with the others , but he was always unwilling to go to you at this time . He will come , however , whenever he has a good opportunity . * Be watchful , stand firm in the faith , be manly , be strong . * Let all that you do be done in love . * I beg you this , my brothers - you know the household of Stephanus , that they were the first-fruits of Achaia , and that they devoted themselves to the service of the saints - * so I want you also to show deference to such , and to every fellow worker , and laborer . * I am glad that Stephanus and Fortunatus and Achaicus have arrived , for they have made up for your absence . * They refresh my spirit as they do yours . So cultivate the acquaintance of such men . * The churches of Asia greet you . Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca ), with the church that meets in their house , greet you heartily in the Lord . * All the brothers send greetings . Greet one another with a holy kiss . * The greeting of me , Paul , with my own hand . * If any one does not love the Lord , let him be accursed . Our Lord is coming . * The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you . * My love be with you all in Christ Jesus .

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