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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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Friends, let me go over the Message with you one final time--this Message that I proclaimed and that you made your own; this Message on which you took your stand
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Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
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Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
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Now let me remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then and still do now, for your faith is built on this wonderful message.
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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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and by which your life has been saved. (I'm assuming, now, that your belief was the real thing and not a passing fancy, that you're in this for good and holding fast.)
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By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
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by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.
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And it is this Good News that saves you if you firmly believe it--unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.
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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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The first thing I did was place before you what was placed so emphatically before me: that the Messiah died for our sins, exactly as Scripture tells it;
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For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
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For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
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I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me--that Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.
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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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that he was buried; that he was raised from death on the third day, again exactly as Scripture says;
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that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day 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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He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, as the Scriptures said.
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And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
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that he presented himself alive to Peter, then to his closest followers,
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and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
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and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
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He was seen by Peter and then by the twelve apostles.
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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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and later to more than five hundred of his followers all at the same time, most of them still around (although a few have since died);
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After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
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After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.
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After that, he was seen by more than five hundred of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died by now.
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After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
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that he then spent time with James and the rest of those he commissioned to represent him;
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Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
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After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
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Then he was seen by James and later by 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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and that he finally presented himself alive to me.
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and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
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Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
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Last of all, I saw him, too, long after the others, as though I had been born at the wrong 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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It was fitting that I bring up the rear. I don't deserve to be included in that inner circle, as you well know, having spent all those early years trying my best to stamp God's church right out of existence.
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For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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For I am the least of all the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle after the way 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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But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I'm not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven't I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn't amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it.
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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.
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Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
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So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it's all the same: We spoke God's truth and you entrusted your lives.
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Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
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Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
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So it makes no difference whether I preach or they preach. The important thing is that you believed what we preached to you.
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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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Now, let me ask you something profound yet troubling. If you became believers because you trusted the proclamation that Christ is alive, risen from the dead, how can you let people say that there is no such thing as a resurrection?
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But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
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Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
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But tell me this--since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be 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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If there's no resurrection, there's no living Christ.
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If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
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But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.
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For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either.
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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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And face it--if there's no resurrection for Christ, everything we've told you is smoke and mirrors, and everything you've staked your life on is smoke and mirrors.
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And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
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And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
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And if Christ was not raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your trust in God is useless.
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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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Not only that, but we would be guilty of telling a string of barefaced lies about God, all these affidavits we passed on to you verifying that God raised up Christ--sheer fabrications, if there's no resurrection.
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More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised.
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Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up--if in fact the dead do not rise.
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And we apostles would all be lying about God, for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave, but that can't be true if there is no resurrection of the dead.
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For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
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If corpses can't be raised, then Christ wasn't, because he was indeed dead.
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For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
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For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
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If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been 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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And if Christ wasn't raised, then all you're doing is wandering about in the dark, as lost as ever.
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And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
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And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
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And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless, and you are still under condemnation for your sins.
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Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
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It's even worse for those who died hoping in Christ and resurrection, because they're already in their graves.
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Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
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Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
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In that case, all who have died believing in Christ have 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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If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we're a pretty sorry lot.
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If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
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If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
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And if we have hope in Christ only for this life, we are the most miserable people in the world.
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But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
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But the truth is that Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of those who are going to leave the cemeteries.
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But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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But the fact is that Christ has been raised from the dead. He has become the first of a great harvest of those who will be raised to life again.
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For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
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There is a nice symmetry in this: Death initially came by a man, and resurrection from death came by a man.
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For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
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For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
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So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, Adam, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man, Christ.
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For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ.
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For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
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For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
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Everyone dies because all of us are related to Adam, the first man. But all who are related to Christ, the other man, will be given new life.
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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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But we have to wait our turn: Christ is first, then those with him at his Coming,
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But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
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But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
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But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised first; then when Christ comes back, all his people will be raised.
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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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the grand consummation when, after crushing the opposition, he hands over his kingdom to God the Father.
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Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.
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Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
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After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having put down all enemies of every kind.
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For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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He won't let up until the last enemy is down--
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For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
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For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
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For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
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and the very last enemy is death!
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The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
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The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
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And the last enemy to 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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As the psalmist said, "He laid them low, one and all; he walked all over them." When Scripture says that "he walked all over them," it's obvious that he couldn't at the same time be walked on.
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For he "has put everything under his feet." 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.
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For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
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For the Scriptures say, "God has given him authority over all things." (Of course, when it says "authority over all things," it does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.)
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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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When everything and everyone is finally under God's rule, the Son will step down, taking his place with everyone else, showing that God's rule is absolutely comprehensive--a perfect ending!
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When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
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Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
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Then, when he has conquered all things, the Son will present himself to God, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere.
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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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Why do you think people offer themselves to be baptized for those already in the grave? If there's no chance of resurrection for a corpse, if God's power stops at the cemetery gates, why do we keep doing things that suggest he's going to clean the place out someday, pulling everyone up on their feet alive?
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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?
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Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?
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If the dead will not be raised, then what point is there in people being baptized for those who are dead? Why do it unless the dead will someday rise again?
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And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
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And why do you think I keep risking my neck in this dangerous work?
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And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
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And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour?
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And why should we ourselves be continually risking our lives, facing death hour by 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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I look death in the face practically every day I live. Do you think I'd do this if I wasn't convinced of your resurrection and mine as guaranteed by the resurrected Messiah Jesus?
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I die every day--I mean that, brothers--just as surely as I glory over you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
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For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what the Lord Jesus Christ has done in you.
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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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Do you think I was just trying to act heroic when I fought the wild beasts at Ephesus, hoping it wouldn't be the end of me? Not on your life! It's resurrection, resurrection, always resurrection, that undergirds what I do and say, the way I live. If there's no resurrection, "We eat, we drink, the next day we die," and that's all there is to it.
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If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for merely human reasons, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
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If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
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And what value was there in fighting wild beasts--those men of Ephesus--if there will be no resurrection from the dead? If there is no resurrection, "Let's feast and get drunk, for tomorrow we die!"
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Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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But don't fool yourselves. Don't let yourselves be poisoned by this anti-resurrection loose talk. "Bad company ruins good manners."
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Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."
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Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."
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Don't be fooled by those who say such things, for "bad company corrupts good character."
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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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Think straight. Awaken to the holiness of life. No more playing fast and loose with resurrection facts. Ignorance of God is a luxury you can't afford in times like these. Aren't you embarrassed that you've let this kind of thing go on as long as you have?
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Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God--I say this to your shame.
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Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
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Come to your senses and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don't even know God.
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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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Some skeptic is sure to ask, "Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this 'resurrection body' look like?"
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But someone may ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?"
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But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?"
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But someone may ask, "How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?"
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Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
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If you look at this question closely, you realize how absurd it is. There are no diagrams for this kind of thing.
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How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
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Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
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What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn't grow into a plant unless it dies first.
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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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We do have a parallel experience in gardening. You plant a "dead" seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant.
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When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
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And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain--perhaps wheat or some other grain.
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And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a dry little seed of wheat or whatever it is you are planting.
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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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You could never guess what a tomato would look like by looking at a tomato seed. What we plant in the soil and what grows out of it don't look anything alike. The dead body that we bury in the ground and the resurrection body that comes from it will be dramatically different.
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But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.
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But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
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Then God gives it a new body--just the kind he wants it to have. A different kind of plant grows from each kind of seed.
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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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You will notice that the variety of bodies is stunning. Just as there are different kinds of seeds, there are different kinds of bodies--humans, animals, birds, fish--each unprecedented in its form.
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All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another.
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All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
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And just as there are different kinds of seeds and plants, so also there are different kinds of flesh--whether of humans, animals, birds, or fish.
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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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You get a hint at the diversity of resurrection glory by looking at the diversity of bodies not only on earth but in the skies--
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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.
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There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
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There are bodies in the heavens, and there are bodies on earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the beauty of the earthly bodies.
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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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sun, moon, stars--all these varieties of beauty and brightness. And we're only looking at pre-resurrection "seeds"--who can imagine what the resurrection "plants" will be like!
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The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
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There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
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The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their beauty and brightness.
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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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This image of planting a dead seed and raising a live plant is a mere sketch at best, but perhaps it will help in approaching the mystery of the resurrection body--but only if you keep in mind that when we're raised, we're raised for good, alive forever!
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So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;
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So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.
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It is the same way for the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies, which die and decay, will be different when they are resurrected, for they will never die.
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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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The corpse that's planted is no beauty, but when it's raised, it's glorious. Put in the ground weak, it comes up powerful.
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it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
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It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
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Our bodies now disappoint us, but when they are raised, they will be full of glory. They are weak now, but when they are raised, they will be full of 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.
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The seed sown is natural; the seed grown is supernatural--same seed, same body, but what a difference from when it goes down in physical mortality to when it is raised up in spiritual immortality!
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it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
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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.
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They are natural human bodies now, but when they are raised, they will be spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, so also there are spiritual bodies.
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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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We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit.
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So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a lifegiving spirit.
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And so it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
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The Scriptures tell us, "The first man, Adam, became a living person." But the last Adam--that is, Christ--is a life-giving 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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Physical life comes first, then spiritual--
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The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
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However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.
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What came first was the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later.
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The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
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a firm base shaped from the earth, a final completion coming out of heaven.
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The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
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The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.
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Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came 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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The First Man was made out of earth, and people since then are earthy; the Second Man was made out of heaven, and people now can be heavenly.
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As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
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As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly.
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Every human being has an earthly body just like Adam's, but our heavenly bodies will be just like Christ's.
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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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In the same way that we've worked from our earthy origins, let's embrace our heavenly ends.
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And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
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And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
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Just as we are now like Adam, the man of the earth, so we will someday be like Christ, the man from heaven.
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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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I need to emphasize, friends, that our natural, earthy lives don't in themselves lead us by their very nature into the kingdom of God. Their very "nature" is to die, so how could they "naturally" end up in the Life kingdom?
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I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
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Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
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What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These perishable bodies of ours are not able to live forever.
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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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But let me tell you something wonderful, a mystery I'll probably never fully understand. We're not all going to die--but we are all going to be changed.
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Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--
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Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed--
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But let me tell you a wonderful secret God has revealed to us. Not all of us will die, but we will all be transformed.
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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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You hear a blast to end all blasts from a trumpet, and in the time that you look up and blink your eyes--it's over. On signal from that trumpet from heaven, the dead will be up and out of their graves, beyond the reach of death, never to die again. At the same moment and in the same way, we'll all be changed.
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in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
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in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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It will happen in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, the Christians who have died will be raised with transformed bodies. And then we who are living will be transformed so that we will never die.
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For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
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In the resurrection scheme of things, this has to happen: everything perishable taken off the shelves and replaced by the imperishable, this mortal replaced by the immortal.
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For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
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For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
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For our perishable earthly bodies must be transformed into heavenly bodies that will never die.
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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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Then the saying will come true: Death swallowed by triumphant Life!
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When 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."
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So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
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When this happens--when our perishable earthly bodies have been transformed into heavenly bodies that will never die--then at last the Scriptures will come true: "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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Who got the last word, oh, Death? Oh, Death, who's afraid of you now?
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"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
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"O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?"
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O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
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The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
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It was sin that made death so frightening and law-code guilt that gave sin its leverage, its destructive power.
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The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
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For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
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But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three--sin, guilt, death--are gone, the gift of our Master, Jesus Christ. Thank God!
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But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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How we thank God, who gives us victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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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.
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With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don't hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.
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Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
