The Resurrection of Christ
1Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance15:3 Or you at the first: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas,15:5 That is, Peter and then to the Twelve. 6After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But 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. 11Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12But 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? 13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15More 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. 16For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27For he “has put everything under his feet.”15:27 Psalm 8:6 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. 28When 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.
29Now 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? 30And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour? 31I face death every day—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”15:32 Isaiah 22:13
33Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”15:33 From the Greek poet Menander 34Come 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.
The Resurrection Body
35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” 36How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. 39Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40There 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. 41The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
42So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”15:45 Gen. 2:7; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 46The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. 47The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us bear the image of the heavenly man.
50I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52in 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. 53For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54When 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.”15:54 Isaiah 25:8
55“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”15:55 Hosea 13:14
56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, 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.
基督的复活
1弟兄姊妹，我希望你们记住我传给你们的福音，就是你们所领受并向来坚持的福音。 2你们若持守我传给你们的，必因这福音而得救——除非你们没有真正相信。
3我所领受并传给你们的最重要的信息是：基督照圣经的记载为我们的罪死了， 4然后被埋葬了；又照圣经的记载在第三天复活了， 5并曾向矶法显现，又向十二使徒显现； 6后来有一次向五百多位弟兄姊妹显现，其中有许多至今还健在，也有些已经安息了； 7随后，祂向雅各显现，又向众使徒显现； 8到最后，竟也向我这好像未按产期出生15:8 保罗用“未按产期出生”来指自己非比寻常的蒙召经历。的人显现。
9在众使徒中我最微不足道，根本不配称为使徒，因为我曾迫害上帝的教会。 10但靠着上帝的恩典，我成了今天的我，祂赐给我的恩典没有枉费。我比其他人更加劳苦，不过我不是靠自己，而是上帝的恩典与我同在。 11不论是我传的还是其他使徒传的，我们怎样传，你们也怎样相信了。
死人复活
12既然我们一直都在传扬基督已经从死里复活，怎么你们当中却有人否定死人复活的事呢？ 13要是没有死人复活的事，基督也就没有复活。 14如果基督没有复活，我们所传的就是虚空，你们所信的也是虚空。 15而且，我们就是在为上帝做假见证，因为我们见证上帝已经使基督复活了。如果没有死人复活的事，上帝也就没有叫基督复活。 16如果人死了不会复活，基督也就没有复活。 17如果基督没有复活，你们的信仰就是虚空，你们依旧沉沦在罪中， 18那些在基督里安息的人也灭亡了。 19如果我们对基督的盼望只在今世，我们就是世上最可怜的人。
20然而，基督已经从死里复活，祂是死人中第一个复活的15:20 “是死人中第一个复活的”希腊文是“成为已经睡了之人初熟的果子”。。 21既然死亡的到来是借着一人，复活的到来也是借着一人。 22因为正如在亚当里众人都死了，同样，在基督里众人也都要复活。 23然而，各人要按照先后次序复活。基督最先复活，以后祂再来时，属祂的人也要复活。 24最后末日来临，那时基督会废除一切执政的、掌权的、有能力的，将国度交给父上帝。 25因为基督必执掌王权，直到上帝将所有的仇敌都放在祂脚下。 26祂最后要毁灭的仇敌就是死亡。 27因为圣经上说：“上帝使万物降服在祂脚下。”15:27 诗篇8:6。当然，这里说的“万物都降服祂”不包括使万物降服祂的上帝。 28到了万物都降服基督以后，圣子基督也要归服那使万物降服祂的上帝，使上帝做万物的主宰。
29否则，那些人替死人受洗有什么意义呢？死人如果不会复活，为什么要替他们受洗呢？ 30我们又何必时刻身临险境呢？ 31我天天面对死亡。弟兄姊妹，我这样说，就跟我在主基督耶稣里以你们为荣一样，没有半点虚假。 32从人的角度看，我在以弗所与那些恶兽格斗对我有什么益处呢？如果死人不会复活，“让我们吃喝吧！因为明天我们就死了。”15:32 以赛亚书22:13。 33你们不要上当受骗：“坏朋友会败坏好品德。” 34你们该醒悟了！不要继续犯罪，因为你们当中有些人不认识上帝。我说这话是要叫你们羞愧。
复活后的身体
35也许有人会问：“死人怎样复活呢？复活后会有怎样的身体呢？” 36无知的人啊！你们种下的种子必须先死，然后才能生长。 37而且，你们种下的并不是那将来要长成的形体，仅仅是种子，或麦种，或其他种子。 38上帝按自己的旨意赐给种子形体，每样种子都有自己的形体。 39血肉之体各不相同，人、兽、鸟、鱼都各有不同的形体。
40此外，有天上的形体，也有地上的形体，两者的荣光各不相同。 41日有日的荣光，月有月的荣光，星有星的荣光，这颗星和那颗星的荣光也有分别。
42死人复活也是同样的道理。种下去的会朽坏，复活的不会朽坏； 43种下去的是羞耻的，复活的是荣耀的；种下去的是软弱的，复活的是刚强的； 44种下去的是血肉之躯，复活的是属灵的形体。既有血肉之躯，也必有属灵的形体。 45圣经上也说：“第一个人亚当成了有生命的人”15:45 创世记2:7。，但末后的亚当是赐人生命的灵。 46先有的不是属灵的形体，而是血肉之躯，以后才有属灵的形体。 47第一个人亚当来自地上，是用尘土造的，但第二个人基督来自天上。 48尘土所造的那位是什么样，属地的人也是什么样；从天而来的那位是什么样，属天的人也是什么样。 49我们既然有属地的形象，将来也必有属天的形象。
50弟兄姊妹，我告诉你们，血肉之躯不能承受上帝的国，必朽坏的身体也不能承受永不朽坏的产业。 51听着，我要告诉你们一个奥秘：我们并不是都要死亡15:51 “死亡”希腊文是“睡觉”。，而是都要改变， 52就在一刹那，眨眼之间，最后的号角吹响的时候。因为号角一吹响，死人就要复活成为永不朽坏的，我们也要改变。 53那时，这必朽的身体要变成不朽的，这必死的要变成不死的。 54当这一切发生的时候，就应验了圣经上的话：
“死亡被胜利吞灭了。”15:54 以赛亚书25:8。
55“死亡啊！你得胜的权势在哪里？
死亡啊！你的毒钩在哪里？”15:55 何西阿书13:14。
56死亡的毒钩就是罪，罪的权势就是律法。 57但感谢上帝，祂使我们靠着主耶稣基督得胜。
58所以，我亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们务要坚定不移，总要竭力做主的工作，因为你们知道自己在主里的辛勤付出不会白费。
