1 Corinthians 15, side by side

¹Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

¹Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

²By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

²By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

³For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

³For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

⁴that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

⁴And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

⁵and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.

⁵And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

⁶After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

⁶After 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.

⁷Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

⁷After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

⁸And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

⁸And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

⁹For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

⁹For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

¹⁰But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

¹⁰But 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.

¹¹Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

¹¹Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

¹²But 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?

¹²Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

¹³If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

¹³But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.

¹⁴And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

¹⁵In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

¹⁵Yea, 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.

¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

¹⁶For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

¹⁷And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

¹⁸Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

¹⁸Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

¹⁹If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

¹⁹If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

²⁰But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

²⁰But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

²¹For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

²¹For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

²²For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

²²For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

²³But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

²³But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

²⁴Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

²⁴Then 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.

²⁵For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

²⁵For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

²⁶The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

²⁶The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

²⁷For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

²⁷For 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.

²⁸And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.

²⁸And 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.

²⁹If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?

²⁹Else 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?

³⁰And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

³⁰And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

³¹I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

³¹I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die daily.

³²If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

³²If 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.

³³Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

³³Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

³⁴Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

³⁴Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

³⁵But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

³⁵But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

³⁶You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

³⁶Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

³⁷And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.

³⁷And 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:

³⁸But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.

³⁸But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

³⁹Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.

³⁹All 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.

⁴⁰There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

⁴⁰There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

⁴¹The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

⁴¹There 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.

⁴²So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.

⁴²So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

⁴³It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

⁴³It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

⁴⁴It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

⁴⁴It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

⁴⁵So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁵And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

⁴⁶The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

⁴⁶Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

⁴⁷The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

⁴⁷The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

⁴⁸As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

⁴⁸As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

⁴⁹And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

⁴⁹And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

⁵⁰Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

⁵¹Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

⁵¹Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

⁵²in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

⁵²In 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.

⁵³For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

⁵⁴When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

⁵⁴So 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.

⁵⁵“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”

⁵⁵O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

⁵⁷But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

⁵⁷But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁸Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

⁵⁸Therefore, 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.