1 Corinthians 15:22-45

New International Version

²² For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.^{(A) 23} But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;^(B) then, when he comes,^(C) those who belong to him.^{(D) 24} Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom^(E) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.^{(F) 25} For he must reign^(G) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.^{(H) 26} The last enemy to be destroyed is death.^{(I) 27} For he “has put everything under his feet.”^[a](J) 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.^{(K) 28} When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,^(L) so that God may be all in all.^(M)

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? ³⁰ And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?^{(N) 31} I face death every day^(O)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. ³² If I fought wild beasts^(P) in Ephesus^(Q) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,

³³ Do not be misled:^(S) “Bad company corrupts good character.”^{[c](T) 34} Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God^(U)—I say this to your shame.^(V)

The Resurrection Body

³⁵ But someone will ask,^(W) “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”^{(X) 36} How foolish!^(Y) What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.^{(Z) 37} When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. ³⁸ But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.^{(AA) 39} Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 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. ⁴¹ The sun has one kind of splendor,^(AB) the moon another and the stars another;^(AC) and star differs from star in splendor.

⁴² So will it be^(AD) with the resurrection of the dead.^(AE) The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;^{(AF) 43} it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;^(AG) it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; ⁴⁴ it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.^(AH)

If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”^[d];^(AI) the last Adam,^(AJ) a life-giving spirit.^(AK)