1Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospelwhich I preached unto you, whichalso ye have received, andwherein ye stand;
2Bywhichalso ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3ForIdelivered unto you first of all that whichIalsoreceived, how that Christdiedforoursinsaccording to the scriptures;
4Andthat he was buried, andthat he rose again the thirddayaccording to the scriptures:
5Andthat he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
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After that, he was seenofabove five hundredbrethren at once; ofwhom the greater partremainunto this present, butsome are fallen asleep.
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After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8Andlast of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
9ForIam the least of the apostles, thatamnotmeet to be called an apostle, becauseIpersecuted the church of God.
10But by the grace of GodIamwhatIam: andhisgracewhichwas bestowed uponmewasnot in vain; butIlaboured more abundantly than theyall: yetnotI, but the grace of Godwhichwaswithme.
11Thereforewhether it were Iorthey, so we preach, andso ye believed.
12NowifChrist be preachedthat he rosefrom the dead, howsaysomeamongyouthat there isnoresurrection of the dead?
13Butif there benoresurrection of the dead, thenisChristnotrisen:
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The lastenemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27For he hath put all thingsunderhisfeet. Butwhen he saith all things are putunderhim, it is manifestthat he is excepted, which did put all thingsunderhim.
28Andwhenallthingsshallbesubdued unto him, thenshall the Sonalsohimselfbesubject unto himthatputallthingsunderhim, thatGod may beallinall.
29Elsewhat shall they do which are baptizedfor the dead, if the deadrisenot at all?why are they then baptizedfor the dead?
30Andwhystandwe in jeopardyeveryhour?
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I protest byyourrejoicingwhich I haveinChristJesusourLord, I diedaily.
32If after the manner of men I have fought with beastsatEphesus, what advantageth itme, if the deadrisenot? let us eatanddrink; for to morrow we die.
34Awaketorighteousness, andsinnot; forsomehavenot the knowledge of God: I speak this toyourshame.
35Butsome man will say, Howare the dead raised up?and with whatbody do they come?
36Thoufool, that whichthousowestisnotquickened, except it die:
37And that which thou sowest, thou sowestnot that body that shall be, butbaregrain, it may chance of wheat, or of someothergrain:
38ButGodgivethit a bodyasit hath pleased him, and to everyseed his ownbody.
39Allflesh is not the sameflesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, anotherflesh of beasts, another of fishes, andanother of birds.
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There are alsocelestialbodies, andbodiesterrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
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There is oneglory of the sun, andanotherglory of the moon, andanotherglory of the stars: foronestar differeth fromanotherstaringlory.
42Soalso is the resurrection of the dead. It is sownincorruption; it is raisedinincorruption:
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It is sownindishonour; it is raisedinglory: it is sowninweakness; it is raisedinpower:
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It issown a naturalbody; it israised a spiritualbody. There is a naturalbody, and there is a spiritualbody.
45Andso it is written, The firstmanAdam was made a livingsoul; the lastAdam was made a quickeningspirit.
46Howbeit that was notfirst which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
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The firstman is of the earth, earthy: the secondman is the Lordfromheaven.
48Asis the earthy, such are theyalso that are earthy: andasis the heavenly, such are theyalso that are heavenly.
49Andas we have borne the image of the earthy, we shallalsobear the image of the heavenly.
50Nowthis I say, brethren, thatfleshandbloodcannotinherit the kingdom of God; neitherdothcorruptioninheritincorruption.
51Behold, I shewyou a mystery; We shallnotallsleep, but we shallall be changed,
52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the lasttrump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raisedincorruptible, andwe shall be changed.
53Forthiscorruptiblemust put onincorruption, andthismortalmust put onimmortality.
54Sowhenthiscorruptible shall have put onincorruption, andthismortal shall have put onimmortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed upinvictory.
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O death, where is thysting? O grave, where is thyvictory?
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The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57Butthanks be to God, whichgivethus the victorythroughourLordJesusChrist.
58Therefore, mybelovedbrethren, be yestedfast, unmoveable, alwaysaboundingin the work of the Lord, forasmuch as yeknowthatyourlabourisnotinvainin the Lord.