1 Corinthians 15:3-58

Bishops^{(i) 3} For first of all I deliuered vnto you, that which I receaued: howe that Christe dyed for our sinnes, agreeyng to the scriptures ⁴ And that he was buryed, and that he arose agayne the thirde day, accordyng to the scriptures ⁵ And that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue ⁶ After that, he was seene of mo then fiue hundred brethren at once: of which, many remayne vnto this day, & some are fallen a slepe ⁷ After that, he was seene of Iames, then of all the Apostles ⁸ And last of all he was seene of me, as of one borne out of due tyme ⁹ For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Churche of God ¹⁰ But by the grace of God, I am that I am: And his grace which is in me, was not in vayne: But I laboured more aboundauntly then they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me ¹¹ Therfore, whether it were I or they, so we preache, and so haue ye beleued ¹² If Christe be preached howe that he rose from the dead: howe say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead ¹³ If there be no rysyng agayne of the dead, then is Christe not rysen agayne ¹⁴ If Christe be not rysen agayne, then is our preachyng vayne, and your fayth is also vayne ¹⁵ Yea, and we are founde false witnesses of God: For we haue testified of God, howe that he raysed vp Christe, whom he raysed not vp, yf it be so that the dead ryse not agayne ¹⁶ For yf the dead ryse not agayne, then is not Christe rysen agayne ¹⁷ If it be so, that Christ rose not againe, then is your fayth vayne, and ye are yet in your sinnes ¹⁸ Therfore, they which are fallen in a slepe in Christe, are perisshed ¹⁹ If in this lyfe only we haue hope on Christe, then are we of all men moste miserable ²⁰ But nowe is Christe rysen from the dead, the first fruites of them that slept ²¹ For since by man [came] death, euen so by man [came] the resurrection of ye dead ²² For, as by Adam all dye: euen so by Christe shall all be made alyue ²³ But euery man in his owne order. The first fruites [is] Christe, afterward, they that are Christes at his commyng ²⁴ Then [commeth] the ende, when he hath deliuered vp the kingdome to God the father, when he hath put downe all rule, and all auctoritie, and power ²⁵ For he must raigne tyll he haue put all his enemies vnder his feete ²⁶ The last enemie that shalbe destroyed, [is] death ²⁷ For he hath put downe all thynges vnder his feete: But when he saith, all thynges are vnder hym, it is manifest that he is excepted which dyd put all thynges vnder hym ²⁸ When all thynges are subdued vnto hym, then shall the sonne also hym selfe be subiect vnto him that put all thinges vnder hym, that God may be all in all ²⁹ Els what shall they do, which are baptized for the dead, yf the dead ryse not at all ³⁰ Why are they then baptized for them? And why stande we in ieopardie euery houre ³¹ By our reioycyng which I haue in Christe Iesu our Lorde, I dye dayly ³² If I haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men, what auauntageth it me, yf the dead ryse not agayne? Let vs eate & drynke, for to morowe we shall dye ³³ Be not deceaued. Euyll wordes, corrupt good maners ³⁴ Awake truely out of slepe, and sinne not: For some haue not the knowledge of God. I speake this to your shame ³⁵ But some man wyll say, howe are the dead raysed vp? With what bodie shall they come ³⁶ Thou foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it dye ³⁷ And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shalbe, but bare corne, as of wheate, or of some other ³⁸ But God geueth it a body at his pleasure, to euery seede his owne body ³⁹ All flesshe, is not the same flesshe: But there is one [maner of] flesshe of me, another flesshe of beastes, another of fisshes, and another of byrdes ⁴⁰ There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: But the glorie of the celestial is one, and [the glorie] of the terrestrial another ⁴¹ There is another glorie of the sunne, and another glorie of the moone, and another glorie of the starres: For [one] starre differeth from [another] starre in glorie ⁴² So is the resurrection of the dead. It is sowen in corruption, it ryseth in incorruption ⁴³ It is sowen in dishonour, it riseth in honour. It is sowen in weakenesse, it ryseth in power ⁴⁴ It is sowen a naturall bodie, it ryseth a spirituall bodie. There is a naturall bodie, and there is a spirituall bodie ⁴⁵ As it is also written: The first man Adam was made a lyuyng soule, and the last Adam was made a quickenyng spirite ⁴⁶ Howebeit, that is not first whiche is spirituall, but that [whiche is] naturall, and then that [whiche is] spirituall ⁴⁷ The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the seconde man [is] the Lorde from heauen ⁴⁸ As is the earthy, suche [are] they that are earthy: And as is the heauenly, such [are] they also that are heauenly ⁴⁹ And as we haue borne the image of the earthy, so shall we beare the image of the heauenly ⁵⁰ This saye I brethren, that fleshe and blood can not inherite the kyngdome of God: Neither doth corruption, inherite incorruption ⁵¹ Beholde, I shewe you a misterie. We shall not all slepe: but we shall all be chaunged ⁵² In a moment, in the twynklyng of an eye, at the last trumpe. For the trumpe shall blowe, and the dead shall ryse incorruptible, and we shalbe chaunged ⁵³ For this corruptible, must put on incorruption, and this mortall [must] put on immortalitie ⁵⁴ When this corruptible, hath put on incorruption, and this mortal, hath put on immortalitie, then shalbe brought to passe the saying that is written, Death is swalowed vp into victorie ⁵⁵ O death where is thy stynge? O hell where is thy victorie ⁵⁶ The stynge of death [is] sinne, and the strength of sinne [is] the lawe ⁵⁷ But thankes be vnto God, whiche hath geue vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christe ⁵⁸ Therfore my beloued brethren, be ye stedfast, vnmouable, alwayes riche in the worke of the Lorde, forasmuch as ye knowe that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde