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1. Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to remember the Good News I brought to you. You received this Good News and continue strong in it.
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1. Moreover G1161 , brethren G80 , I declare G1107 unto you G5213 the G3588 gospel G2098 which G3739 I preached G2097 unto you G5213 , which G3739 also G2532 ye have received G3880 , and G2532 wherein G1722 G3739 ye stand G2476 ;
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2. And you are being saved by it if you continue believing what I told you. If you do not, then you believed for nothing.
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2. By G1223 which G3739 also G2532 ye are saved G4982 , if G1487 ye keep in memory G2722 what G5101 I G3056 preached G2097 unto you G5213 , unless G1622 G1508 ye have believed G4100 in vain G1500 .
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3. I passed on to you what I received, of which this was most important: that Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say;
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3. For G1063 I delivered G3860 unto you G5213 first of all G1722 G4413 that which G3739 I also G2532 received G3880 , how that G3754 Christ G5547 died G599 for G5228 our G2257 sins G266 according G2596 to the G3588 Scriptures G1124 ;
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4. that he was buried and was raised to life on the third day as the Scriptures say;
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4. And G2532 that G3754 he was buried G2290 , and G2532 that G3754 he rose again G1453 the G3588 third G5154 day G2250 according G2596 to the G3588 Scriptures G1124 :
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5. and that he was seen by Peter and then by the twelve apostles.
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5. And G2532 that G3754 he was seen G3700 of Cephas G2786 , then G1534 of the G3588 twelve G1427 :
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6. After that, Jesus was seen by more than five hundred of the believers at the same time. Most of them are still living today, but some have died.
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6. After that G1899 , he was seen G3700 of above G1883 five hundred G4001 brethren G80 at once G2178 ; of G1537 whom G3739 the G3588 greater part G4119 remain G3306 unto G2193 this present G737 , but G1161 some G5100 are G2532 fallen asleep G2837 .
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7. Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles.
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7. After that G1899 , he was seen G3700 of James G2385 ; then G1534 of all G3956 the G3588 apostles G652 .
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8. Last of all he was seen by me -- as by a person not born at the normal time.
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8. And G1161 last G2078 of all G3956 he was seen G3700 of me also G2504 , as G5619 of one born out of due time G1626 .
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9. All the other apostles are greater than I am. I am not even good enough to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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9. For G1063 I G1473 am G1510 the G3588 least G1646 of the G3588 apostles G652 , that G3739 am G1510 not G3756 meet G2425 to be called G2564 an apostle G652 , because G1360 I persecuted G1377 the G3588 church G1577 of God G2316 .
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10. But God's grace has made me what I am, and his grace to me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But it was not I really; it was God's grace that was with me.)
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10. But G1161 by the grace G5485 of God G2316 I am G1510 what G3739 I am G1510 : and G2532 his G848 grace G5485 which G3588 was bestowed upon G1519 me G1691 was G1096 not G3756 in vain G2756 ; but G235 I labored G2872 more abundantly G4054 than they G846 all G3956 : yet G1161 not G3756 I G1473 , but G235 the G3588 grace G5485 of God G2316 which G3588 was with G4862 me G1698 .
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11. So if I preached to you or the other apostles preached to you, we all preach the same thing, and this is what you believed.
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11. Therefore G3767 whether G1535 it were I G1473 or they G1565 , so G3779 we preach G2784 , and G2532 so G3779 ye believed G4100 .
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12. Now since we preached that Christ was raised from the dead, why do some of you say that people will not be raised from the dead?
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12. Now G1161 if G1487 Christ G5547 be preached G2784 that G3754 he rose G1453 from G1537 the dead G3498 , how G4459 say G3004 some G5100 among G1722 you G5213 that G3754 there is G2076 no G3756 resurrection G386 of the dead G3498 ?
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13. If no one is ever raised from the dead, then Christ has not been raised.
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13. But G1161 if G1487 there be G2076 no G3756 resurrection G386 of the dead G3498 , then is Christ G5547 not G3761 risen G1453 :
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14. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is worth nothing, and your faith is worth nothing.
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14. And G1161 if G1487 Christ G5547 be not G3756 risen G1453 , then G686 is our G2257 preaching G2782 vain G2756 , and G1161 your G5216 faith G4102 is also G2532 vain G2756 .
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15. And also, we are guilty of lying about God, because we testified of him that he raised Christ from the dead. But if people are not raised from the dead, then God never raised Christ.
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15. Yea G1161 , and G2532 we are found G2147 false witnesses G5575 of God G2316 ; because G3754 we have testified G3140 of G2596 God G2316 that G3754 he raised up G1453 Christ G5547 : whom G3739 he raised not up G1453 G3756 , if so be that G1512 G686 the dead G3498 rise G1453 not G3756 .
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16. If the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised either.
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16. For G1063 if G1487 the dead G3498 rise G1453 not G3756 , then is not G3761 Christ G5547 raised G1453 :
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17. And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith has nothing to it; you are still guilty of your sins.
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17. And G1161 if G1487 Christ G5547 be not G3756 raised G1453 , your G5216 faith G4102 is vain G3152 ; ye are G2075 yet G2089 in G1722 your G5216 sins G266 .
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18. And those in Christ who have already died are lost.
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18. Then G686 they also which are fallen asleep G2837 G2532 in G1722 Christ G5547 are perished G622 .
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19. If our hope in Christ is for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone else in the world.
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19. If G1487 in G1722 this G5026 life G2222 only G3440 we have G2070 hope G1679 in G1722 Christ G5547 , we are G2070 of all G3956 men G444 most miserable G1652 .
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20. But Christ has truly been raised from the dead -- the first one and proof that those who sleep in death will also be raised.
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20. But G1161 now G3570 is Christ G5547 risen G1453 from G1537 the dead G3498 , and become G1096 the firstfruits G536 of them that slept G2837 .
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21. Death has come because of what one man did, but the rising from death also comes because of one man.
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21. For G1063 since G1894 by G1223 man G444 came death G2288 , by G1223 man G444 came also G2532 the resurrection G386 of the dead G3498 .
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22. In Adam all of us die. In the same way, in Christ all of us will be made alive again.
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22. For G1063 as G5618 in G1722 Adam G76 all G3956 die G599 , even G2532 so G3779 in G1722 Christ G5547 shall all G3956 be made alive G2227 .
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23. But everyone will be raised to life in the right order. Christ was first to be raised. When Christ comes again, those who belong to him will be raised to life,
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23. But G1161 every man G1538 in G1722 his own G2398 order G5001 : Christ G5547 the firstfruits G536 ; afterward G1899 they G3588 that are Christ G5547 's at G1722 his G848 coming G3952 .
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24. and then the end will come. At that time Christ will destroy all rulers, authorities, and powers, and he will hand over the kingdom to God the Father.
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24. Then G1534 cometh the G3588 end G5056 , when G3752 he shall have delivered up G3860 the G3588 kingdom G932 to God G2316 , even G2532 the Father G3962 ; when G3752 he shall have put down G2673 all G3956 rule G746 and G2532 all G3956 authority G1849 and G2532 power G1411 .
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25. Christ must rule until he puts all enemies under his control.
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25. For G1063 he G846 must G1163 reign G936 , till G891 G3757 he hath put G5087 all G3956 enemies G2190 under G5259 his G848 feet G4228 .
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26. The last enemy to be destroyed will be death.
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26. The last G2078 enemy G2190 that shall be destroyed G2673 is death G2288 .
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27. The Scripture says that God put all things under his control. When it says "all things" are under him, it is clear this does not include God himself. God is the One who put everything under his control.
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27. For G1063 he hath put G5293 all things G3956 under G5259 his G848 feet G4228 . But G1161 when G3752 he saith G2036 G3754 all things G3956 are put under G5293 him, it is manifest G1212 that G3754 he is excepted G1622 , which did put all things under G5293 G3956 him G846 .
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28. After everything has been put under the Son, then he will put himself under God, who had put all things under him. Then God will be the complete ruler over everything.
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28. And G1161 when G3752 all things G3956 shall be subdued unto G5293 him G846 , then G5119 shall the G3588 Son G5207 also G2532 himself G848 be subject G5293 unto him that put all things under G5293 G3956 him G846 , that G2443 God G2316 may be G5600 all G3956 in G1722 all G3956 .
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29. If the dead are never raised, what will people do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people being baptized for them?
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29. Else G1893 what G5101 shall they do G4160 which are baptized G907 for G5228 the G3588 dead G3498 , if G1487 the dead G3498 rise G1453 not G3756 at all G3654 ? why G5101 are they then G2532 baptized G907 for G5228 the G3588 dead G3498 ?
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30. And what about us? Why do we put ourselves in danger every hour?
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30. And G2532 why G5101 stand we in jeopardy G2793 G2249 every G3956 hour G5610 ?
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31. I die every day. That is true, brothers and sisters, just as it is true that I brag about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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31. I protest G3513 by your G2251 rejoicing G2746 which G3739 I have G2192 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 our G2257 Lord G2962 , I die G599 daily G2596 G2250 .
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32. If I fought wild animals in Ephesus only with human hopes, I have gained nothing. If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we will die."
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32. If G1487 after the manner G2596 of men G444 I have fought with beasts G2341 at G1722 Ephesus G2181 , what G5101 advantageth G3786 it me G3427 , if G1487 the dead G3498 rise G1453 not G3756 ? let us eat G5315 and G2532 drink G4095 ; for G1063 tomorrow G839 we die G599 .
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33. Do not be fooled: "Bad friends will ruin good habits."
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33. Be not G3361 deceived G4105 : evil G2556 communications G3657 corrupt G5351 good G5543 manners G2239 .
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34. Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you do not know God -- I say this to shame you.
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34. Awake G1594 to righteousness G1346 , and G2532 sin G264 not G3361 ; for G1063 some G5100 have not the knowledge G2192 G56 of God G2316 : I speak G3004 this to G4314 your G5213 shame G1791 .
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35. But someone may ask, "How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have?"
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35. But G235 some G5100 man will say G2046 , How G4459 are the G3588 dead G3498 raised up G1453 ? and G1161 with what G4169 body G4983 do they come G2064 ?
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36. Foolish person! When you sow a seed, it must die in the ground before it can live and grow.
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36. Thou fool G878 , that which G3739 thou G4771 sowest G4687 is not G3756 quickened G2227 , except G3362 it die G599 :
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37. And when you sow it, it does not have the same "body" it will have later. What you sow is only a bare seed, maybe wheat or something else.
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37. And G2532 that which G3739 thou sowest G4687 , thou sowest G4687 not G3756 that body G4983 that shall be G1096 , but G235 bare G1131 grain G2848 G1487 , it may chance G5177 of wheat G4621 , or G2228 of some G5100 other G3062 grain :
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38. But God gives it a body that he has planned for it, and God gives each kind of seed its own body.
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38. But G1161 God G2316 giveth G1325 it G846 a body G4983 as G2531 it hath pleased G2309 him, and G2532 to every G1538 seed G4690 his own G2398 body G4983 .
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39. All things made of flesh are not the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds have another, and fish have another.
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39. All G3956 flesh G4561 is not G3756 the G3588 same G846 flesh G4561 : but G235 there is one G243 kind G3303 of flesh G4561 of men G444 G1161 , another G243 flesh G4561 of beasts G2934 G1161 , another G243 of fishes G2486 , and G1161 another G243 of birds G4421 .
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40. Also there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the beauty of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the beauty of the earthly bodies is another.
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40. There are also G2532 celestial G2032 bodies G4983 , and G2532 bodies G4983 terrestrial G1919 : but G235 the G3588 glory G1391 of the G3588 celestial G2032 is G3303 one G2087 , and G1161 the G3588 glory of the G3588 terrestrial G1919 is another G2087 .
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41. The sun has one kind of beauty, the moon has another beauty, and the stars have another. And each star is different in its beauty.
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41. There is one G243 glory G1391 of the sun G2246 , and G2532 another G243 glory G1391 of the moon G4582 , and G2532 another G243 glory G1391 of the stars G792 : for G1063 one star G792 differeth from G1308 another star G792 in G1722 glory G1391 .
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42. It is the same with the dead who are raised to life. The body that is "planted" will ruin and decay, but it is raised to a life that cannot be destroyed.
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42. So G3779 also G2532 is the G3588 resurrection G386 of the G3588 dead G3498 . It is sown G4687 in G1722 corruption G5356 ; it is raised G1453 in G1722 incorruption G861 :
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43. When the body is "planted," it is without honor, but it is raised in glory. When the body is "planted," it is weak, but when it is raised, it is powerful.
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43. It is sown G4687 in G1722 dishonor G819 ; it is raised G1453 in G1722 glory G1391 : it is sown G4687 in G1722 weakness G769 ; it is raised G1453 in G1722 power G1411 :
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44. The body that is "planted" is a physical body. When it is raised, it is a spiritual body. There is a physical body, and there is also a spiritual body.
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44. It is sown G4687 a natural G5591 body G4983 ; it is raised G1453 a spiritual G4152 body G4983 . There is G2076 a natural G5591 body G4983 , and G2532 there is G2076 a spiritual G4152 body G4983 .
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45. It is written in the Scriptures: "The first man, Adam, became a living person." But the last Adam became a spirit that gives life.
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45. And G2532 so G3779 it is written G1125 , The G3588 first G4413 man G444 Adam G76 was made G1096 a G1519 living G2198 soul G5590 ; the G3588 last G2078 Adam G76 was made G1519 a quickening G2227 spirit G4151 .
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46. The spiritual did not come first, but the physical and then the spiritual.
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46. Howbeit G235 that was not G3756 first G4412 which is spiritual G4152 , but G235 that which is natural G5591 ; and afterward G1899 that which is spiritual G4152 .
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47. The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man came from heaven.
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47. The G3588 first G4413 man G444 is of G1537 the earth G1093 , earthy G5517 : the G3588 second G1208 man G444 is the G3588 Lord G2962 from G1537 heaven G3772 .
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48. People who belong to the earth are like the first man of earth. But those people who belong to heaven are like the man of heaven.
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48. As G3634 is the G3588 earthy G5517 , such G5108 are they also that are earthy G5517 G2532 : and G2532 as G3634 is the G3588 heavenly G2032 , such G5108 are they also that are heavenly G2032 G2532 .
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49. Just as we were made like the man of earth, so we will also be made like the man of heaven.
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49. And G2532 as G2531 we have borne G5409 the G3588 image G1504 of the G3588 earthy G5517 , we shall also G2532 bear G5409 the G3588 image G1504 of the G3588 heavenly G2032 .
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50. I tell you this, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot have a part in the kingdom of God. Something that will ruin cannot have a part in something that never ruins.
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50. Now G1161 this G5124 I say G5346 , brethren G80 , that G3754 flesh G4561 and G2532 blood G129 cannot G1410 G3756 inherit G2816 the kingdom G932 of God G2316 ; neither G3761 doth corruption G5356 inherit G2816 incorruption G861 .
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51. But look! I tell you this secret: We will not all sleep in death, but we will all be changed.
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51. Behold G2400 , I show G3004 you G5213 a mystery G3466 ; We shall not G3756 all G3956 sleep G2837 , but G1161 we shall all G3956 be changed G236 ,
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52. It will take only a second -- as quickly as an eye blinks -- when the last trumpet sounds. The trumpet will sound, and those who have died will be raised to live forever, and we will all be changed.
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52. In G1722 a moment G823 , in G1722 the twinkling G4493 of an eye G3788 , at G1722 the G3588 last G2078 trump G4536 : for G1063 the trumpet shall sound G4537 , and G2532 the G3588 dead G3498 shall be raised G1453 incorruptible G862 , and G2532 we G2249 shall be changed G236 .
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53. This body that can be destroyed must clothe itself with something that can never be destroyed. And this body that dies must clothe itself with something that can never die.
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53. For G1063 this G5124 corruptible G5349 must G1163 put on G1746 incorruption G861 , and G2532 this G5124 mortal G2349 must put on G1746 immortality G110 .
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54. So this body that can be destroyed will clothe itself with that which can never be destroyed, and this body that dies will clothe itself with that which can never die. When this happens, this Scripture will be made true: "Death is destroyed forever in victory."
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54. So G1161 when G3752 this G5124 corruptible G5349 shall have put on G1746 incorruption G861 , and G2532 this G5124 mortal G2349 shall have put on G1746 immortality G110 , then G5119 shall be brought to pass G1096 the G3588 saying G3056 that is written G1125 , Death G2288 is swallowed up G2666 in G1519 victory G3534 .
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55. "Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your pain?"
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55. O death G2288 , where G4226 is thy G4675 sting G2759 ? O grave G86 , where G4226 is thy G4675 victory G3534 ?
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56. Death's power to hurt is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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56. G1161 The G3588 sting G2759 of death G2288 is sin G266 ; and G1161 the G3588 strength G1411 of sin G266 is the G3588 law G3551 .
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57. But we thank God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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57. But G1161 thanks G5485 be to God G2316 , which giveth G1325 us G2254 the G3588 victory G3534 through G1223 our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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58. So my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.
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58. Therefore G5620 , my G3450 beloved G27 brethren G80 , be G1096 ye steadfast G1476 , unmovable G277 , always G3842 abounding G4052 in G1722 the G3588 work G2041 of the G3588 Lord G2962 , forasmuch as ye know G1492 that G3754 your G5216 labor G2873 is G2076 not G3756 in vain G2756 in G1722 the Lord G2962 .
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