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Chapter 15
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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'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. |
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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:
Typology:
Body of Man in Grave |
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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.
Q/A:
Resurrected Body of Christ |
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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. |
