1Corinthians:15-16
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Moreover ,
brethren ,
I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you ,
which also ye have received ,
and wherein ye stand ;
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By which also ye are saved ,
if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you ,
unless ye have believed in vain .
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For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received ,
how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures ;
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And that he was buried ,
and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures :
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And that he was seen of Cephas ,
then of the twelve :
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After that ,
he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once ;
of whom the greater part remain unto this present ,
but some are fallen asleep .
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After that ,
he was seen of James ;
then of all the apostles .
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And last of all he was seen of me also ,
as of one born out of due time .
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For I am the least of the apostles ,
that am not meet to be called an apostle ,
because I persecuted the church of God .
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But by the grace of God I am what I am :
and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain ;
but I laboured more abundantly than they all :
yet not I ,
but the grace of God which was with me .
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Therefore whether it were I or they ,
so we preach ,
and so ye believed .
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Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead ,
how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead ?
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But if there be no resurrection of the dead ,
then is Christ not risen :
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And if Christ be not risen ,
then is our preaching vain ,
and your faith is also vain .
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Yea ,
and we are found false witnesses of God ;
because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ :
whom he raised not up ,
if so be that the dead rise not .
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For if the dead rise not ,
then is not Christ raised :
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And if Christ be not raised ,
your faith is vain ;
ye are yet in your sins .
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Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished .
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If in this life only we have hope in Christ ,
we are of all men most miserable .
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But now is Christ risen from the dead ,
and become the firstfruits of them that slept .
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For since by man came death ,
by man came also the resurrection of the dead .
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For as in Adam all die ,
even so in Christ shall all be made alive .
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But every man in his own order :
Christ the firstfruits ;
afterward they that are Christ '
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Then cometh the end ,
when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God ,
even the Father ;
when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power .
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For he must reign ,
till he hath put all enemies under his feet .
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death .
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For he hath put all things under his feet .
But when he saith all things are put under him ,
it is manifest that he is excepted ,
which did put all things under him .
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And when all things shall be subdued unto him ,
then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him ,
that God may be all in all .
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Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead ,
if the dead rise not at all ?
why are they then baptized for the dead ?
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And why stand we in jeopardy every hour ?
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I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord ,
I die daily .
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If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus ,
what advantageth it me ,
if the dead rise not ?
let us eat and drink ;
for to morrow we die .
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Be not deceived :
evil communications corrupt good manners .
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Awake to righteousness ,
and sin not ;
for some have not the knowledge of God :
I speak this to your shame .
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But some man will say ,
How are the dead raised up ?
and with what body do they come ?
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Thou fool ,
that which thou sowest is not quickened ,
except it die :
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And that which thou sowest ,
thou sowest not that body that shall be ,
but bare grain ,
it may chance of wheat ,
or of some other grain :
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But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him ,
and to every seed his own body .
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All flesh is not the same flesh :
but there is one kind of flesh of men ,
another flesh of beasts ,
another of fishes ,
and another of birds .
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There are also celestial bodies ,
and bodies terrestrial :
but the glory of the celestial is one ,
and the glory of the terrestrial is another .
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There is one glory of the sun ,
and another glory of the moon ,
and another glory of the stars :
for one star differeth from another star in glory .
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So also is the resurrection of the dead .
It is sown in corruption ;
it is raised in incorruption :
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It is sown in dishonour ;
it is raised in glory :
it is sown in weakness ;
it is raised in power :
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It is sown a natural body ;
it is raised a spiritual body .
There is a natural body ,
and there is a spiritual body .
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And so it is written ,
The first man Adam was made a living soul ;
the last Adam was made a quickening spirit .
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Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual ,
but that which is natural ;
and afterward that which is spiritual .
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The first man is of the earth ,
earthy :
the second man is the Lord from heaven .
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As is the earthy ,
such are they also that are earthy :
and as is the heavenly ,
such are they also that are heavenly .
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And as we have borne the image of the earthy ,
we shall also bear the image of the heavenly .
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Now this I say ,
brethren ,
that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God ;
neither doth corruption inherit incorruption .
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Behold ,
I shew you a mystery ;
We shall not all sleep ,
but we shall all be changed ,
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In a moment ,
in the twinkling of an eye ,
at the last trump :
for the trumpet shall sound ,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible ,
and we shall be changed .
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For this corruptible must put on incorruption ,
and this mortal must put on immortality .
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So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption ,
and this mortal shall have put on immortality ,
then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written ,
Death is swallowed up in victory .
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O death ,
where is thy sting ?
O grave ,
where is thy victory ?
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The sting of death is sin ;
and the strength of sin is the law .
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But thanks be to God ,
which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ .
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Therefore ,
my beloved brethren ,
be ye stedfast ,
unmoveable ,
always abounding in the work of the Lord ,
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord .
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Now concerning the collection for the saints ,
as I have given order to the churches of Galatia ,
even so do ye .
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Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store ,
as God hath prospered him ,
that there be no gatherings when I come .
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And when I come ,
whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters ,
them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem .
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And if it be meet that I go also ,
they shall go with me .
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Now I will come unto you ,
when I shall pass through Macedonia :
for I do pass through Macedonia .
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And it may be that I will abide ,
yea ,
and winter with you ,
that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go .
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For I will not see you now by the way ;
but I trust to tarry a while with you ,
if the Lord permit .
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But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost .
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For a great door and effectual is opened unto me ,
and there are many adversaries .
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Now if Timotheus come ,
see that he may be with you without fear :
for he worketh the work of the Lord ,
as I also do .
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Let no man therefore despise him :
but conduct him forth in peace ,
that he may come unto me :
for I look for him with the brethren .
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As touching our brother Apollos ,
I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren :
but his will was not at all to come at this time ;
but he will come when he shall have convenient time .
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Watch ye ,
stand fast in the faith ,
quit you like men ,
be strong .
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Let all your things be done with charity .
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I beseech you ,
brethren , (
ye know the house of Stephanas ,
that it is the firstfruits of Achaia ,
and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints ,)
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That ye submit yourselves unto such ,
and to every one that helpeth with us ,
and laboureth .
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I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus :
for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied .
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For they have refreshed my spirit and yours :
therefore acknowledge ye them that are such .
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The churches of Asia salute you .
Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord ,
with the church that is in their house .
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All the brethren greet you .
Greet ye one another with an holy kiss .
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The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand .
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If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ ,
let him be Anathema Maranatha .
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you .
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My love be with you all in Christ Jesus .
Amen .