1 Brāļi, es jums atgādinu evaņģēliju, ko jums jau esmu pasludinājis, ko jūs esat dabūjuši un kurā jūs arī stāvat, 2 kas jums arī dod pestīšanu, ja jūs to paturat tādā veidā, kā es jums to pasludināju; citādi jūs būtu velti kļuvuši ticīgi. 3 Jo es jums vispirms esmu mācījis, ko es pats saņēmu, ka Kristus ir miris par mūsu grēkiem pēc rakstiem 4 un ka Viņš aprakts un trešajā dienā augšāmcēlies pēc rakstiem, 5 un ka Viņš ir parādījies Kēfam, pēc tam tiem divpadsmit. 6 Pēc tam Viņš ir parādījies vairāk kā pieci simti brāļiem vienā reizē, no kuriem daudzi ir vēl dzīvi, bet citi jau miruši. 7 Pēc tam Viņš ir parādījies Jēkabam, tad visiem apustuļiem. 8 Kā pašam pēdējam Viņš parādījās arī man kā kādam nelaikā dzimušam. 9 Jo es esmu mazākais apustuļu starpā un neesmu cienīgs, ka mani sauc par apustuli, tādēļ ka es vajāju Dieva draudzi. 10 Bet no Dieva žēlastības es esmu, kas es esmu, un Viņa man dāvātā žēlastība nav bijusi veltīga, es esmu vairāk par viņiem visiem strādājis, tomēr ne es, bet Dieva žēlastība, kas ir ar mani. 11 Lai vai es, vai viņi, tā mēs sludinām, un tā jūs esat kļuvuši ticīgi. 12 Ja tad par Kristu sludina, ka Viņš ir augšāmcēlies no miroņiem, kā tad daži jūsu starpā saka, ka neesot miroņu augšāmcelšanās? 13 Ja nav miroņu augšāmcelšanās, tad arī Kristus nav augšāmcēlies. 14 Un, ja Kristus nav augšāmcēlies, tad veltīga ir mūsu sludināšana un arī veltīga jūsu ticība. 15 Tad jau mēs būtu Dieva viltus liecinieki, jo mēs esam liecinājuši pret Dievu, ka Viņš Kristu ir uzmodinājis, bet Viņš to nebūtu uzmodinājis, ja jau nav miroņu augšāmcelšanās. 16 Jo, ja mirušie netop uzmodināti, tad arī Kristus nav uzmodināts. 17 Un, ja Kristus nav uzmodināts, tad veltīga ir jūsu ticība, tad jūs vēl esat savos grēkos. 18 Tad arī tie ir pazuduši, kas Kristū aizmiguši. 19 Ja mēs tikai šinī dzīvē vien ceram uz Kristu, tad esam visnožēlojamākie cilvēki. 20 Bet nu Kristus ir uzmodināts no miroņiem, Viņš kā pirmais no mirušajiem. 21 Jo, kā caur cilvēku nāve, tā arī caur cilvēku miroņu augšāmcelšanās. 22 Jo, kā Ādamā visi mirst, tāpat arī Kristū visi tiks dzīvi darīti. 23 Bet ikviens savā kārtā: vispirms Kristus, pēc tam tie, kas Kristum pieder Viņa atnākšanas dienā. 24 Un tad nāk gals, kad Viņš nodod Valstību Dievam un Tēvam, kad Viņš būs iznīcinājis katru valdību, varu un spēku. 25 Jo Viņam vajag valdīt, tiekāms Viņš noliek visus ienaidniekus Sev zem kājām. 26 Kā pēdējais ienaidnieks tiks iznīcināta nāve. 27 Jo Tas Viņam ir visu nodevis zem Viņa kājām; bet, kad saka: viss Viņam nodots, - tad, protams, izņemot To, kas Viņam visu nodevis. 28 Bet, kad Viņam viss būs nodots, tad arī Dēls pats pakļausies Tam, kas Viņam visu nodevis, lai Dievs būtu viss iekš visa. 29 Ko tad tie darīs, kas liekas kristīties par mirušajiem? Ja jau mirušie augšām necelsies, kam tad kristīties par viņiem? 30 Kādēļ arī mēs ik brīdi esam briesmās? 31 Es mirstu ik dienas, tik tiešām, ka jūs, brāļi, esat mans gods Kristū Jēzū, mūsu Kungā. 32 Ja es, tikai mirstīgs cilvēks būdams, esmu Efezā cīnījies ar plēsīgiem zvēriem, kāds labums man tur būtu? Ja mirušie neceļas augšām, tad: ēdīsim un dzersim, jo rīt mēs mirsim. - 33 Nepievilieties. Ļauna sabiedrība samaitā labus tikumus. 34 Esiet skaidrā prātā un negrēkojiet; jo daži Dievu nemaz nepazīst, to es jums saku par kaunu. 35 Bet varbūt kāds sacīs: kā tad mirušie uzcelsies, kādā miesā tie nāks? 36 Tu nesapraša! Ko tu sēj, tas netop dzīvs, ja tas nav miris. 37 Tu nesēj miesu, kas vēl taps, bet tikai graudu, vai tas būtu kviešu vai kādas citas sēklas grauds. 38 Bet Dievs tam dod miesu kādu gribēdams un ikkatrai sēklai savu īpatnēju. 39 Ne visas miesas ir vienādas; citāda ir cilvēku miesa, citāda lopu miesa, citāda putnu un citāda zivju miesa. 40 Tā arī ir debesu ķermeņi un zemes ķermeņi; bet citāda godība ir debesu ķermeņiem un citāda zemes ķermeņiem. 41 Citāds spožums ir saulei un citāds mēnesim un citāds zvaigznēm; jo viena zvaigzne ir spožāka par otru. 42 Tāpat būs arī ar mirušo augšāmcelšanos. Sēts top iznīcībā un uzmodināts neiznīcībā. 43 Sēts top negodā un uzmodināts godībā; sēts top nespēkā, uzmodināts spēkā. 44 Sēta top dabīga miesa, uzmodināta garīga miesa. Kā ir dabīga miesa, tā ir arī garīga miesa. 45 Tāpat ir arī rakstīts: pirmais cilvēks, Ādams, kļuva par dzīvu dvēseli, - pēdējais Ādams par dzīvu darītāju Garu. 46 Pirmais nav garīgais, bet dabīgais, tik pēc tam nāk garīgais. 47 Pirmais cilvēks ir no zemes, no pīšļiem; otrs cilvēks no debesīm. 48 Kāds tas, kas no zemes, tādi paši tie, kas no zemes; un, kāds Tas, kas no debesīm, tādi paši tie, kas no debesīm; 49 un, tāpat kā esam nesuši zemes cilvēka tēlu, tā arī nesīsim Tā tēlu, kas no debesīm. 50 Bet to es saku, brāļi: miesa un asinis nevar iemantot Dieva valstību, nedz arī iznīcība var iemantot neiznīcību. 51 Redzi, es jums saku noslēpumu: ne visi mēs mirsim, bet visi tiksim pārvērsti, 52 piepeši, acumirklī, pēdējai bazūnei atskanot. Jo atskanēs bazūne, un mirušie tiks uzmodināti neiznīcībā, un mēs tapsim pārvērsti. 53 Jo tam, kas šeit iznīcīgs, jātērpjas neiznīcībā, un tam, kas šeit mirstīgs, jātērpjas nemirstībā. 54 Un, kad šis iznīcīgais apvilks neiznīcību un šis mirstīgais apvilks nemirstību, tad piepildīsies tas vārds, kas rakstīts: nāve ir aprīta uzvarā! 55 Kur, nāve, tava uzvara? Kur, elle, tavs dzelonis? - 56 Nāves dzelonis ir grēks, bet grēka spēks ir bauslība. 57 Bet paldies Dievam, kas mums devis uzvaru caur mūsu Kungu Jēzu Kristu. 58 Tad nu, mani mīļie brāļi, topiet pastāvīgi, nešaubīgi, pilnīgāki Tā Kunga darbā vienumēr, zinādami, ka jūsu darbs Tā Kunga lietās nav veltīgs.
The Resurrection of Christ
1 And now I want to remind you, my friends, of the Good News which I preached to you, which you received, and on which your faith stands firm. 2 That is the gospel, the message that I preached to you. You are saved by the gospel if you hold firmly to it—unless it was for nothing that you believed.
3 I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures; 4 that he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in the Scriptures; 5 that he appeared to Peter and then to all twelve apostles. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have died. 7 Then he appeared to James, and afterward to all the apostles.
8 Last of all he appeared also to me—even though I am like someone whose birth was abnormal. 9 For I am the least of all the apostles—I do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted God's church. 10 But by God's grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God's grace working with me. 11 So then, whether it came from me or from them, this is what we all preach, and this is what you believe.
Our Resurrection
12 Now, since our message is that Christ has been raised from death, how can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life? 13 If that is true, it means that Christ was not raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe. 15 More than that, we are shown to be lying about God, because we said that he raised Christ from death—but if it is true that the dead are not raised to life, then he did not raise Christ. 16 For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is a delusion and you are still lost in your sins. 18 It would also mean that the believers in Christ who have died are lost. 19 If our hope in Christ is good for this life only and no more, then we deserve more pity than anyone else in all the world.
20 But the truth is that Christ has been raised from death, as the guarantee that those who sleep in death will also be raised. 21 For just as death came by means of a man, in the same way the rising from death comes by means of a man. 22 For just as all people die because of their union with Adam, in the same way all will be raised to life because of their union with Christ. 23 But each one will be raised in proper order: Christ, first of all; then, at the time of his coming, those who belong to him. 24 Then the end will come; Christ will overcome all spiritual rulers, authorities, and powers, and will hand over the Kingdom to God the Father. 25 For Christ must rule until God defeats all enemies and puts them under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be defeated will be death. 27 For the scripture says, “God put all things under his feet.” It is clear, of course, that the words “all things” do not include God himself, who puts all things under Christ. 28 But when all things have been placed under Christ's rule, then he himself, the Son, will place himself under God, who placed all things under him; and God will rule completely over all.
29 Now, what about those people who are baptized for the dead? What do they hope to accomplish? If it is true, as some claim, that the dead are not raised to life, why are those people being baptized for the dead? 30 And as for us—why would we run the risk of danger every hour? 31 My friends, I face death every day! The pride I have in you, in our life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord, makes me declare this. 32 If I have, as it were, fought “wild beasts” here in Ephesus simply from human motives, what have I gained? But if the dead are not raised to life, then, as the saying goes, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”
33 Do not be fooled. “Bad companions ruin good character.” 34 Come back to your right senses and stop your sinful ways. I declare to your shame that some of you do not know God.
The Resurrection Body
35 Someone will ask, “How can the dead be raised to life? What kind of body will they have?” 36 You fool! When you plant a seed in the ground, it does not sprout to life unless it dies. 37 And what you plant is a bare seed, perhaps a grain of wheat or some other grain, not the full-bodied plant that will later grow up. 38 God provides that seed with the body he wishes; he gives each seed its own proper body.
39 And the flesh of living beings is not all the same kind of flesh; human beings have one kind of flesh, animals another, birds another, and fish another.
40 And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; the beauty that belongs to heavenly bodies is different from the beauty that belongs to earthly bodies. 41 The sun has its own beauty, the moon another beauty, and the stars a different beauty; and even among stars there are different kinds of beauty.
42 This is how it will be when the dead are raised to life. When the body is buried, it is mortal; when raised, it will be immortal. 43 When buried, it is ugly and weak; when raised, it will be beautiful and strong. 44 When buried, it is a physical body; when raised, it will be a spiritual body. There is, of course, a physical body, so there has to be a spiritual body. 45 For the scripture says, “The first man, Adam, was created a living being”; but the last Adam is the life-giving Spirit. 46 It is not the spiritual that comes first, but the physical, and then the spiritual. 47 The first Adam, made of earth, came from the earth; the second Adam came from heaven. 48 Those who belong to the earth are like the one who was made of earth; those who are of heaven are like the one who came from heaven. 49 Just as we wear the likeness of the man made of earth, so we will wear the likeness of the Man from heaven.
50 What I mean, friends, is that what is made of flesh and blood cannot share in God's Kingdom, and what is mortal cannot possess immortality.
51-52 Listen to this secret truth: we shall not all die, but when the last trumpet sounds, we shall all be changed in an instant, as quickly as the blinking of an eye. For when the trumpet sounds, the dead will be raised, never to die again, and we shall all be changed. 53 For what is mortal must be changed into what is immortal; what will die must be changed into what cannot die. 54 So when this takes place, and the mortal has been changed into the immortal, then the scripture will come true: “Death is destroyed; victory is complete!”
55 “Where, Death, is your victory?
Where, Death, is your power to hurt?”
56 Death gets its power to hurt from sin, and sin gets its power from the Law. 57 But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
58 So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord's service is ever useless.
