Verse 40
1 Corinthians 15:40
Free Bible Version
40
It is sown as a natural body; it is raised as a spiritual body. Just as there are natural bodies there are spiritual bodies.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ σώματα ἐπουράνια, καὶ σώματα ἐπίγεια· ἀλλὰ ἑτέρα μὲν ἡ τῶν ἐπουρανίων δόξα, ἑτέρα δὲ ἡ τῶν ἐπιγείων.
English Translation
And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; but the glory of the heavenly is different, and the glory of the earthly is different.
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Chapter 15 Context
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Now I want to remind you about the good news I announced to you. You accepted it, and you have stood...
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It is through this good news that you are saved if you hold on to the message that I gave you. Other...
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I passed on to you what I myself had also received, a message of vital importance: that Christ died...
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he was buried and was raised from the dead on the third day, again in accordance with Scripture.
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He appeared to Peter, then to the Twelve.
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After that he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom...
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He appeared to James, then all the apostles.
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Last of all, he also appeared to me, someone born as it were at the wrong time.
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For I'm the least important apostle of all, not even fit to be called an apostle since I persecuted...
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But by God (Elohim)'s grace I am what I am, and his grace given to me wasn't wasted. On the contrary...
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So whether it's I or they, this is the message we shared with you that brought you to trust in God (...
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Now if the message declares that Christ has been raised from the dead, how is it that some of you sa...
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And if Christ isn't raised, then our message we shared with you is pointless, and your trust in God...
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In addition, we would be shown to be false witnesses of God (Elohim) when we testified that God (Elo...
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15
If the dead are not raised, then Christ hasn't been raised either,
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and if Christ hasn't been raised, then your trust in God (Elohim) is useless, and you are still in y...
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If our hope in Christ is only for this life, we're the most pitiful people of all!
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18
But Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of the harvest from those who have died.
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19
Just as death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead came through a man.
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Just as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
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But each in their own turn: Christ the firstfruits, then those who belong to Christ when he comes.
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After this comes the end, when Christ hands over the kingdom to God (Elohim) the Father, having dest...
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23
As Scripture says, “He put everything under his feet.” (Of course when it says “everything” is put u...
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When everything has been placed under Christ's authority, then the Son will also place himself under...
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Otherwise what will those people do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all...
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As for us, why do we place ourselves in danger hour after hour?
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I die every day—let me say it bluntly, my brothers and sisters. This is just as sure as the pride I...
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28
Humanly speaking, what would I gain by fighting with those people in Ephesus who were like wild anim...
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Don't be fooled: “Bad company ruins good character.”
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Come to your senses as you should, and stop sinning! Some of you don't know God (Elohim). I tell you...
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Of course somebody will ask, “How exactly are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have?”
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What a foolish question! What you sow doesn't sprout into life unless it dies.
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When you sow, you don't sow the plant it will grow into, just the bare seed, whether wheat or whatev...
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God (Elohim) makes the plant grow into the form he has chosen, and different seeds produce different...
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35
What living things are made from is not the same. Human beings have one kind of body tissue, while a...
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There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. Heavenly bodies have one kind of beauty, earthly bodie...
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The sun shines in one way, and the moon another, while the stars are different again, with each one...
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38
It's the same with the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in decay; it is raised to last for...
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39
It is sown in shame; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
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40
It is sown as a natural body; it is raised as a spiritual body. Just as there are natural bodies the...
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As Scripture says, “The first man, Adam, became a living being”; but the last Adam a life-giving spi...
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The spiritual did not come first, but the natural—the spiritual came after that.
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The first man is from the dust of the earth; the second man is from heaven.
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Earthly people are like the man made from the earth; heavenly people are like the man from heaven.
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However, I tell you this, my brothers and sisters: our present bodies cannot inherit the kingdom of...
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46
Listen, I'm going to reveal a mystery! Not all of us will die—but we will all be changed,
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in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the sound of the last trumpet. The trumpet will sound, and t...
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For this perishable body must be clothed with a body that never perishes. This mortal life must be c...
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49
When this perishable body has been clothed with a body that never perishes, and this mortal life has...
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50
Death—where's your victory? Death—where's your sting?”
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51
The sting that causes death is sin; and the power of sin is the law;
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So my dear brothers and sisters: be strong, stand firm, doing everything you can for the Lord's work...
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