15:1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 1 , Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
15:2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 2 , By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
15:3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 3 , For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
15:4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 4 , that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
15:5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 5 , and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
15:6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 6 , After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
15:7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 7 , Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
15:8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 8 , and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
15:9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 9 , For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 10 , But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
15:11 Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 11 , Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
15:12 But 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?
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 12 , But 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?
15:13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 13 , If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 14 , And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
15:15 More than that, we are then found to be 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.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 15 , More than that, we are then found to be 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.
15:16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 16 , For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 17 , And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
15:18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 18 , Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
15:19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 19 , If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 20 , But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
15:21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 21 , For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 22 , For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
15:23 But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 23 , But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
15:24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 24 , Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.
15:25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 25 , For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
15:26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 26 , The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
15:27 For he 'has put everything under his feet.' Now when it says that 'everything' has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 27 , For he 'has put everything under his feet.' Now when it says that 'everything' has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.
15:28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 28 , When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
15:29 Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 29 , Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
15:30 And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 30 , And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
15:31 I die every day--I mean that, brothers--just as surely as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 31 , I die every day--I mean that, brothers--just as surely as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
15:32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 32 , If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'
15:33 Do not be misled: 'Bad company corrupts good character.'
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 33 , Do not be misled: 'Bad company corrupts good character.'
15:34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God--I say this to your shame.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 34 , Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God--I say this to your shame.
15:35 But someone may ask, 'How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?'
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 35 , But someone may ask, 'How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?'
15:36 How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 36 , How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
15:37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 37 , When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
15:38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 38 , But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.
15:39 All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 39 , All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another.
15:40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 40 , There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.
15:41 The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 41 , The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 42 , So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;
15:43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 43 , it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
15:44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 44 , it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
15:45 So it is written: 'The first man Adam became a living being' ; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 45 , So it is written: 'The first man Adam became a living being' ; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
15:46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 46 , The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
15:47 The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 47 , The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
15:48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 48 , As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
15:49 And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 49 , And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
15:50 I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 50 , I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
15:51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 51 , Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--
15:52 in a flash, 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.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 52 , in a flash, 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.
15:53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 53 , For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
15:54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory.'
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 54 , When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory.'
15:55 'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?'
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 55 , 'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?'
15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 56 , The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
15:57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 57 , But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
The NIV Book of 1Corinthians , Chapter 15 , Verse 58 , Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
