1 Corinthians · Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
1 Corinthians 15 Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
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1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye have received, and in which ye stand;
1 Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached to you, unless ye have believed in vain.
2 by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you first of all, that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 And that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:
5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
6 After that he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep.
6 Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.
7 After that he was seen by James; then by all the apostles.
7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
8 And last of all he was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
8 and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me, was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11 Therefore whether [it was] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
11 Whether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.
12 Now if Christ is preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
12 Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not raised.
13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.
14 And if Christ is not raised, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.
14 If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith also is in vain.
15 And indeed we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified concerning God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not, if in truth the dead rise not.
15 Yes, we are also found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn’t raise up if it is true that the dead are not raised.
16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
16 For if the dead aren’t raised, neither has Christ been raised.
17 And if Christ is not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.
17 If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
18 Then they also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
18 Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
19 If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
20 But now is Christ raised from the dead, [and] become the first-fruits of them that slept.
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.
21 For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming.
24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power.
24 Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God the Father, when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.
26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under [him] , [it is] manifest that he is excepted who did put all things under him.
27 For, “He put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when he says, “All things are put in subjection”, it is evident that he is excepted who subjected all things to him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued to him, then shall the Son also himself be subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
28 When all things have been subjected to him, then the Son will also himself be subjected to him who subjected all things to him, that God may be all in all.
29 Else what will they do, who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
29 Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren’t raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?
30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
30 Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?
31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die.
32 If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then “let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
33 Be not deceived: Evil communications corrupt good manners.
33 Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. I speak [this] to your shame.
34 Wake up righteously and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
35 But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised? and with what body do they come?
35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?”
36 [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not vivified except it die:
36 You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain; it may be of wheat, or of some other [grain] :
37 That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed its own body.
38 But God gives 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 [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of fowls.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
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.
40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.
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.
41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption:
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.
43 It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power:
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 natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam [was made] a vivifying spirit.
45 So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46 However, that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
46 However, that which is spiritual isn’t first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.
47 The first man [is] from the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven.
47 The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from 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.
48 As is the one made of dust, such are those who are also made of dust; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
49 As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s 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.
50 Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.
51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
51 Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.
53 For this perishable body must become imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
54 But when this perishable body will have become imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?
55 “Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”
56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.
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.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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- 1 Galatians 1:6–12; 1 Peter 5:12; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 1:23–24; 1 Corinthians 15:3–11
- 2 Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 2:1; Hebrews 3:14; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Corinthians 1:18
- 3 1 Peter 2:24; Galatians 1:4; Isaiah 53:1–12; 1 John 2:2; Acts 26:22–23
- 4 Hosea 6:2; Matthew 12:40; Psalm 16:10–11; Isaiah 53:9–12; Acts 13:29–37
- 5 Mark 16:14; Acts 1:2–14; John 20:19–26; 1 Corinthians 1:12; Luke 24:34–49
- 6 Mark 16:7; Matthew 28:10; Acts 13:36; 2 Peter 3:4; Acts 7:60
- 7 Luke 24:50; Acts 1:2–12; Luke 24:33; Luke 24:36; Acts 12:17
- 8 1 Corinthians 9:1; Acts 26:16; Acts 22:18; Acts 18:9; Acts 9:17
- 9 Ephesians 3:7–8; 1 Timothy 1:13–15; 2 Corinthians 12:11; Acts 8:3; Acts 26:9–11
- 10 Philippians 4:13; Philippians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 3:5; Ephesians 3:7–8; Ephesians 2:7–8
- 11 1 Corinthians 2:2; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4
- 12 Acts 26:8; Acts 17:32; 2 Timothy 2:18; Acts 23:8; 1 Corinthians 15:13–19
- 13 John 11:25–26; Romans 8:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; Revelation 1:18; 1 Peter 1:3
- 14 1 Corinthians 15:17; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; Acts 17:31; James 2:20; Matthew 15:9
- 15 Acts 2:24; Job 13:7–10; Acts 2:32; 1 Corinthians 15:13; Romans 3:7–8
- 17 Romans 4:25; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Corinthians 15:14; 1 Peter 1:21; Romans 8:33–34
- 18 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Revelation 14:13; 1 Corinthians 15:6
- 19 1 Peter 1:21; Revelation 14:13; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Corinthians 4:9–13; 2 Timothy 3:12
- 20 1 Corinthians 15:23; Revelation 1:5; Acts 26:23; 1 Peter 1:3; Colossians 1:18
- 21 John 11:25; Romans 5:12–17; Romans 6:23; 1 Corinthians 15:22
- 22 Romans 5:12–21; 1 Corinthians 15:45–49; John 5:21–29; Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:6
- 23 Galatians 3:29; Isaiah 26:19; 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:15–17
- 24 Daniel 7:27; Daniel 7:14; Matthew 28:18; John 13:3; Isaiah 9:7
- 25 Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 10:12–13; Matthew 22:44; Hebrews 1:13; Psalm 2:6–10
- 26 2 Timothy 1:10; 1 Corinthians 15:55; Revelation 21:4; Revelation 20:14; Isaiah 25:8
- 27 Psalm 8:6; Hebrews 2:8; Matthew 28:18; Matthew 11:27; Ephesians 1:22
- 28 Colossians 3:11; 1 Corinthians 3:23; Ephesians 1:23; Philippians 3:21; John 14:28
- 29 Romans 6:3–4; 1 Corinthians 15:16; 1 Corinthians 15:32; Matthew 20:22
- 30 2 Corinthians 11:23–27; 2 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 15:31; Galatians 5:11; Romans 8:36–39
- 31 2 Corinthians 4:10–11; Romans 8:36; 1 Corinthians 4:9–13; Philippians 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:9
- 32 Isaiah 22:13; Isaiah 56:12; Luke 12:19; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10; 2 Peter 2:12
- 33 Proverbs 13:20; Matthew 24:4; 1 Corinthians 5:6; Proverbs 9:6; Ephesians 5:6
- 34 1 Corinthians 6:5; Hebrews 5:11–12; Romans 13:11; Joel 1:5; Ephesians 5:14
- 35 Ezekiel 37:3; Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:38–53; Romans 9:19; John 3:9
- 36 John 12:24; Luke 11:40; Luke 12:20; Ephesians 5:15; Romans 1:22
- 38 1 Corinthians 3:7; Isaiah 61:11; Psalm 104:14; Mark 4:26–29; Genesis 1:11–12
- 39 Genesis 1:20–26
- 41 Deuteronomy 4:19; Psalm 148:3–5; Isaiah 24:23; Job 31:26; Psalm 19:4–6
- 42 Daniel 12:3; Matthew 13:43; Philippians 3:20–21; Romans 8:21; 1 Peter 1:4
- 43 Colossians 3:4; Philippians 3:20–21; 1 Corinthians 6:14; Mark 12:24–25; Matthew 22:29–30
- 44 1 Corinthians 15:50; Luke 24:31; John 20:19; John 20:26
- 45 John 5:21; Genesis 2:7; Romans 8:2; Romans 8:10–11; Romans 5:12–14
- 46 Romans 6:6; Colossians 3:9–10; Ephesians 4:22–24
- 47 John 3:31; Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 1 Corinthians 15:45
- 48 Genesis 5:3; Philippians 3:20–21; John 3:6; Romans 5:12–21; Job 14:4
- 49 Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:10–11; Genesis 5:3; 1 John 3:2
- 50 John 3:3–6; Matthew 16:17; Ephesians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Galatians 5:16
- 51 1 Thessalonians 4:14–17; Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:20; Ephesians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 4:1
- 52 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Matthew 24:31; John 5:28; John 5:25; Isaiah 27:13
- 53 2 Corinthians 5:2–4; 1 John 3:2; Ephesians 4:24; Romans 2:7; Romans 13:12–14
- 54 Isaiah 25:8; Revelation 21:4; Hebrews 2:14–15; Revelation 20:14; Luke 20:36
- 55 Hosea 13:14; Psalm 89:48; Romans 5:14; Acts 2:27; Psalm 49:8–15
- 56 Romans 4:15; Galatians 3:10–13; Romans 6:23; Romans 7:5–13; John 8:24
- 57 2 Corinthians 2:14; Romans 8:37; 1 John 5:4–5; Proverbs 21:31; Revelation 12:11
- 58 Galatians 6:9; 2 Chronicles 15:7; Hebrews 6:10; Philippians 2:16; 1 Corinthians 3:8
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Having finished the discourse of spiritual gifts, he passes to that which is of all most necessary, the subject of the resurrection. For in this too they were greatly unsound.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
… her when she lay outside of the Pleroma as a kind of abortion, they affirm Paul to have declared in his Epistle to the Corinthians [in these words], "And last of all, He appeared to me also, as to one born out of due time." Again, the coming of the Saviour with His attendants to Achamoth is declared in like …
… received by the scourge of bodily sickness, and I was descending into hell burdened with all the sins that I had committed, both against Thee, myself, and others, many and grievous, over and above that bond of original sin whereby we all die in Adam. For none of these things hadst Thou forgiven me in Christ, neither had He "abolished" …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… of Satan; and how thou art disposed when staying in a Church, and how when sitting in a theatre; and thou wilt see that great is the difference between this soul and that, although both be one. Therefore Paul said, "Evil communications corrupt good manners." For this cause we have need continually of those songs, which serve as charms from …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The Life encountered him, that the mouth of Death might henceforth be stopped, and all we that are saved might say, O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)