XI.
Dealing with the matter of resurrection
15:1-58
A.
Christ's resurrection
vv. 1-11
1.
Preached
vv. 1-4
1 Cor. 15
:1
15:1
Now I make known to you, brothers, the
1agospel which I announced to you, which also you received, in which also you
2bstand,
1 Cor. 15
:2
15:2
Through which also you are
1being asaved, if you
bhold fast the word which I announced to you as the gospel, unless you have believed
cin vain.
1 Cor. 15
:3
15:3
For I delivered to you, first of all, that which also I
areceived, that
1Christ bdied for our
csins according to the
2dScriptures;
1 Cor. 15
:4
15:4
And that He was
aburied, and that He has been
braised on the
cthird day according to the
dScriptures;
2.
Witnessed
vv. 5-11
1 Cor. 15
:5
15:5
And that He
1appeared to
aCephas, then to the
btwelve;
1 Cor. 15
:6
15:6
Then He appeared to over five hundred brothers at one time, of whom the majority remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;
1 Cor. 15
:7
15:7
Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;
1 Cor. 15
:8
15:8
And last of all He appeared to
ame also, as it were to one born prematurely.
1 Cor. 15
:9
15:9
For I am the
aleast of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I
bpersecuted the
cchurch of God.
1 Cor. 15
:10
15:10
But by the
1agrace of God I am what I am; and His
bgrace unto me did not turn out to be
cin vain, but, on the contrary, I
dlabored more abundantly than all of them, yet
2not I but the grace of God which is with me.
1 Cor. 15
:11
15:11
Therefore whether it is I or they, so we preach and so you have believed.
B.
The rebuttal to "No resurrection"
vv. 12-19
1 Cor. 15
:12
15:12
But if Christ is proclaimed that He has been
araised from the dead, how
is it that some among you say that there is
1no resurrection of the dead?
1 Cor. 15
:13
15:13
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.
1 Cor. 15
:14
15:14
And if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is
avain; your faith is
1bvain also.
1 Cor. 15
:15
15:15
And also we are found to be false witnesses of God because we have testified concerning God that He
araised Christ, whom He did not raise, if indeed the dead are not raised.
1 Cor. 15
:16
15:16
For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised.
1 Cor. 15
:17
15:17
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is
1futile; you are
2still in your
asins.
1 Cor. 15
:18
15:18
Then also those who have
1afallen asleep in Christ have
2perished.
1 Cor. 15
:19
15:19
If it is 1only that we have
ahoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most miserable.
C.
The history of resurrection
vv. 20-28
1 Cor. 15
:20
15:20
1But now Christ has been
araised from the dead, the
2bfirstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
1 Cor. 15
:21
15:21
For since through
1aman came death, through
2bman also
came the
cresurrection of the dead.
1 Cor. 15
:22
15:22
For just as in
aAdam all
1die, so also in
bChrist all will be
2cmade alive.
1 Cor. 15
:23
15:23
But each one in his own order: the
1afirstfruits, Christ; then
2bthose who are Christ's at His
ccoming;
1 Cor. 15
:24
15:24
Then the
1end,
2when He
3delivers up the
akingdom to His God and Father,
2once He has abolished all
brule and all authority and power.
1 Cor. 15
:25
15:25
For He must
1areign until
God bputs all His enemies under His feet.
1 Cor. 15
:26
15:26
aDeath, the last enemy, is
1being abolished.
1 Cor. 15
:27
15:27
For 1He has
asubjected all things under
2His feet. But when
1He says that all things are subjected, it is evident that
all things are except
1Him who has subjected all things to
2Him.
1 Cor. 15
:28
15:28
And when all things have been
asubjected to
1Him, then the
2Son Himself also will be subjected to
3Him who has subjected all things to
1Him, that
bGod may be
4call in all.
D.
The moral influence of resurrection
vv. 29-34
1 Cor. 15
:29
15:29
1Otherwise what shall they who are
2baptized for the dead do? If the dead are actually
anot raised, why then are they baptized for them?
1 Cor. 15
:30
15:30
Why also do we brave
adanger every hour?
1 Cor. 15
:31
15:31
I protest by the
1aboasting in you, brothers, which I have
2in Christ Jesus our Lord, I
1bdie daily.
1 Cor. 15
:32
15:32
If 1after the manner of men I fought with
2wild beasts at
aEphesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are
bnot raised,
3let us
ceat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
1 Cor. 15
:33
15:33
Do not be
adeceived:
1Evil 2bcompanionships ccorrupt good morals.
1 Cor. 15
:34
15:34
1aAwake from the drunken stupor righteously and do not sin, for some
of you 2are bignorant of God. I speak to your
cshame.
E.
The definition of resurrection
vv. 35-49
1.
The body of resurrection
vv. 35-44
1 Cor. 15
:35
15:35
But someone will say, How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?
1 Cor. 15
:36
15:36
Foolish man,
1what you sow is not made alive unless it
adies;
1 Cor. 15
:37
15:37
And what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of some
other of the rest.
1 Cor. 15
:38
15:38
But God gives it a body even as He willed, and to each of the seeds its own
1body.
1 Cor. 15
:39
15:39
1All aflesh is not the same flesh, but one is of
bmen, and another flesh is of
ccattle, and another is of
dbirds, and another is of fish.
1 Cor. 15
:40
15:40
There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; but the glory of the heavenly is one thing, and that of the earthly is another.
1 Cor. 15
:41
15:41
There is another glory of the
asun, and another glory of the
bmoon, and another glory of the
cstars; for star differs from star in glory.
1 Cor. 15
:42
15:42
So aalso is the
bresurrection of the dead. It is sown in
ccorruption, it is
draised in incorruption;
1 Cor. 15
:43
15:43
It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in
aglory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
1 Cor. 15
:44
15:44
It is sown a
1asoulish body, it is raised a
1bspiritual cbody. If there is a soulish body, there is also a spiritual one.
2.
A spiritual body
vv. 45-49
1 Cor. 15
:45
15:45
So also it is written,"The first man,
aAdam, became a
bliving 1soul''; the last Adam
became a
clife-giving
1Spirit.
1 Cor. 15
:46
15:46
But 1the spiritual is not first but
2the soulish, then the spiritual:
1 Cor. 15
:47
15:47
The first man is
1out of the
aearth, earthy; the
2second man
is 3out of
bheaven.
1 Cor. 15
:48
15:48
As 1the earthy is, such are
2they also that are earthy; and as
3the heavenly is, such are
4they also that are
aheavenly.
1 Cor. 15
:49
15:49
And even as we have borne the
1aimage of the earthy, we will also bear the
1bimage of the heavenly.
F.
The victory of resurrection
vv. 50-58
1.
Incorruption over corruption
vv. 50-53
1 Cor. 15
:50
15:50
Now this I say, brothers, that
1aflesh and blood cannot inherit the
bkingdom of God, neither does
ccorruption inherit
dincorruption.
1 Cor. 15
:51
15:51
Behold, I tell you
aa 1mystery: We will not all
2bsleep, but we will all be
3cchanged,
1 Cor. 15
:52
15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
1last atrumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the
2dead will be
braised incorruptible, and
3we will be changed.
1 Cor. 15
:53
15:53
For this
acorruptible must put on incorruption, and
1this bmortal must put on immortality.
2.
Life over death
vv. 54-57
1 Cor. 15
:54
15:54
And 1when this corruptible will put on incorruption and this mortal will put on immortality, then the word which is written will come to pass,
a"Death has been
bswallowed up
2unto 3cvictory.''
1 Cor. 15
:55
15:55
1Where,
aO death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your
bsting?
1 Cor. 15
:56
15:56
The 1sting of
adeath is sin, and the
2power of
bsin is the
claw.
1 Cor. 15
:57
15:57
But athanks be to God who gives us the
1bvictory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
3.
A motive for the work of the Lord
v.58
1 Cor. 15
:58
15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be
1asteadfast, immovable, always abounding in the
2bwork of the Lord, knowing that your
3clabor is not
din vain in the Lord.
