1 Corinthians 15
The Resurrection of
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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; Is. 53.5-12
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and that he was buried, and that he rose
again the third day according to the Scriptures: Ps. 16.8-10 · Hos. 6.2
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and that he was seen of Cephas, Lk.
24.34 then of the twelve: Mt. 28.16, 17 · Mk. 16.14 · Lk. 24.36 · Joh. 20.19
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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, Acts
9.3-6 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. Acts 8.3
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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 labored 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's at his
coming.
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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. Ps. 110.1
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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. Ps.
8.6
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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 tomorrow we die. Is. 22.13
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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 dishonor, 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; Gen. 2.7 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 show 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. 1 Thes. 4.15-17
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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. Is. 25.8
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O death, where is thy sting? O
grave, where is thy victory? Hos. 13.14
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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
steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the
Lord.
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