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First Epistle to the Corinthians, Chapter 15

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Chapter 15 of 1 Corinthians—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ Now I make known unto you brethren, the [a]1gospel which I [b]2preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,
  2. by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast [c]the word which I [d]3preached unto you, except ye believed [e]in vain.
  3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
  4. and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;
  5. and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;
  6. then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;
  7. then he appeared to [f]James; then to all the apostles;
  8. and last of all, as to the child untimely born, he appeared to me also.
  9. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  10. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found [g]vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
  11. Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
  12. ¶ Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
  13. But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:
  14. and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching [h]vain, [i]your faith also is [j]vain.
  15. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up [k]Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.
  16. For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
  17. and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
  18. Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
  19. [l]If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
  20. ¶ But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of them that are asleep.
  21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
  22. For as in Adam all die, so also in [m]Christ shall all be made alive.
  23. But each in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; then they that are Christ’s, at his [n]coming.
  24. Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to [o]God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
  25. For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet.
  26. The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.
  27. For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. [p]But when he saith, 4All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him.
  28. And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all in all.
  29. ¶ Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
  30. why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?
  31. I protest by [q]that glorying in you, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
  32. If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, [r]what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
  33. Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.
  34. Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak this to move you to shame.
  35. ¶ But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what manner of body do they come?
  36. Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:
  37. and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;
  38. but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.
  39. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes.
  40. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
  41. 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.
  42. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
  43. it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
  44. it is sown a [s]natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a [t]natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
  45. So also it is written, 5The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
  46. Howbeit that is not first which is spiritual, but that which is [u]natural; then that which is spiritual.
  47. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is of heaven.
  48. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
  49. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, [v]we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
  50. ¶ Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
  51. Behold, I tell you a mystery: [w]We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,
  52. 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.
  53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
  54. But when [x]this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, 6Death is swallowed up [y]in victory.
  55. 7O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?
  56. The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:
  57. but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  58. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not [z]vain in the Lord.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ See marginal note on 4:15.
  2. ^ See marginal note on 1:17.
  3. ^ Greek with what word.
  4. ^ See marginal note on 1:17.
  5. ^ Or, without cause
  6. ^ Or, Jacob
  7. ^ Or, void
  8. ^ Or, void
  9. ^ Some ancient authorities read our.
  10. ^ Or, void
  11. ^ Greek the Christ.
  12. ^ Or, If in this life only we have hoped in Christ etc.
  13. ^ Greek the Christ.
  14. ^ Greek presence.
  15. ^ Greek the God and Father.
  16. ^ Or, But when he shall have said, All things are put in subjection (evidently excepting him that did subject all things unto him), when, I say, all things etc.
  17. ^ Or, your glorying
  18. ^ Or, what doth it profit me, if the dead are not raised? Let us eat etc.
  19. ^ Greek psychical.
  20. ^ Greek psychical.
  21. ^ Greek psychical.
  22. ^ Many ancient authorities read let us also bear.
  23. ^ Or, We shall not all etc.
  24. ^ Many ancient authorities omit this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and.
  25. ^ Or, victoriously
  26. ^ Or, void

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Co 4:15
  2. ^ 1Co 1:17
  3. ^ 1Co 1:17
  4. ^ Ps 8:6
  5. ^ Ge 2:7
  6. ^ Is 25:8
  7. ^ Ho 13:14

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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