1 Corinthians 15:50-57

New American Standard Bible

The Mystery of Resurrection

⁵⁰Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that ^(A)flesh and blood cannot ^(B)inherit the kingdom of God; nor does ^[a]the perishable inherit ^[b]^(C)the imperishable. ⁵¹Behold, I am telling you a ^[c]^(D)mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be ^(E)changed, ⁵²in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for ^(F)the trumpet will sound, and ^(G)the dead will be raised ^[d]imperishable, and ^(H)we will be changed. ⁵³For this ^[e]perishable must put on ^[f]^(I)the imperishable, and this ^(J)mortal must put on immortality. ⁵⁴But when this ^[g]perishable puts on ^[h]the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written: “^(K)Death has been swallowed up in victory. ⁵⁵^(L)Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?” ⁵⁶The sting of ^(M)death is sin, and ^(N)the power of sin is the Law; ⁵⁷but ^(O)thanks be to God, who gives us the ^(P)victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 Corinthians 15:50 Lit corruption
1 Corinthians 15:50 Lit incorruption
1 Corinthians 15:51 Or secret
1 Corinthians 15:52 Lit incorruptible
1 Corinthians 15:53 Lit corruptible
1 Corinthians 15:53 Lit incorruption
1 Corinthians 15:54 Lit corruptible
1 Corinthians 15:54 Lit incorruption

1 Corinthians 15:50-57

New International Version

⁵⁰I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood^(A) cannot inherit the kingdom of God,^(B) nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.^(C) ⁵¹Listen, I tell you a mystery:^(D) We will not all sleep,^(E) but we will all be changed^(F)— ⁵²in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,^(G) the dead^(H) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. ⁵³For the perishable^(I) must clothe itself with the imperishable,^(J) and the mortal with immortality. ⁵⁴When 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.”^[a]^(K)

⁵⁵“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”^[b]^(L)

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin,^(M) and the power of sin is the law.^(N) ⁵⁷But thanks be to God!^(O) He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.^(P)