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1 notum autem vobis facio fratres evangelium quod praedicavi vobis quod et accepistis in quo et statis
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Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
2 per quod et salvamini qua ratione praedicaverim vobis si tenetis nisi si frustra credidistis
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by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.
3 tradidi enim vobis in primis quod et accepi quoniam Christus mortuus est pro peccatis nostris secundum scripturas
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For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 et quia sepultus est et quia resurrexit tertia die secundum scripturas
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and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 et quia visus est Cephae et post haec undecim
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and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
6 deinde visus est plus quam quingentis fratribus simul ex quibus multi manent usque adhuc quidam autem dormierunt
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After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.
7 deinde visus est Iacobo deinde apostolis omnibus
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After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
8 novissime autem omnium tamquam abortivo visus est et mihi
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Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
9 ego enim sum minimus apostolorum qui non sum dignus vocari apostolus quoniam persecutus sum ecclesiam Dei
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For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 gratia autem Dei sum id quod sum et gratia eius in me vacua non fuit sed abundantius illis omnibus laboravi non ego autem sed gratia Dei mecum
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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward 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.
11 sive enim ego sive illi sic praedicamus et sic credidistis
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Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
12 si autem Christus praedicatur quod resurrexit a mortuis quomodo quidam dicunt in vobis quoniam resurrectio mortuorum non est
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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 si autem resurrectio mortuorum non est neque Christus resurrexit
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But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.
14 si autem Christus non resurrexit inanis est ergo praedicatio nostra inanis est et fides vestra
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And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
15 invenimur autem et falsi testes Dei quoniam testimonium diximus adversus Deum quod suscitaverit Christum quem non suscitavit si mortui non resurgunt
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Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up--if in fact the dead do not rise.
16 nam si mortui non resurgunt neque Christus resurrexit
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For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
17 quod si Christus non resurrexit vana est fides vestra adhuc enim estis in peccatis vestris
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And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
18 ergo et qui dormierunt in Christo perierunt
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Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19 si in hac vita tantum in Christo sperantes sumus miserabiliores sumus omnibus hominibus
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If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
20 nunc autem Christus resurrexit a mortuis primitiae dormientium
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But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
21 quoniam enim per hominem mors et per hominem resurrectio mortuorum
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For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
22 et sicut in Adam omnes moriuntur ita et in Christo omnes vivificabuntur
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For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
23 unusquisque autem in suo ordine primitiae Christus deinde hii qui sunt Christi in adventu eius
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But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
24 deinde finis cum tradiderit regnum Deo et Patri cum evacuaverit omnem principatum et potestatem et virtutem
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Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
25 oportet autem illum regnare donec ponat omnes inimicos sub pedibus eius
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For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
26 novissima autem inimica destruetur mors omnia enim subiecit sub pedibus eius cum autem dicat
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The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
27 omnia subiecta sunt sine dubio praeter eum qui subiecit ei omnia
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For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
28 cum autem subiecta fuerint illi omnia tunc ipse Filius subiectus erit illi qui sibi subiecit omnia ut sit Deus omnia in omnibus
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Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
29 alioquin quid facient qui baptizantur pro mortuis si omnino mortui non resurgunt ut quid et baptizantur pro illis
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Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?
30 ut quid et nos periclitamur omni hora
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And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour?
31 cotidie morior per vestram gloriam fratres quam habeo in Christo Iesu Domino nostro
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I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 si secundum hominem ad bestias pugnavi Ephesi quid mihi prodest si mortui non resurgunt manducemus et bibamus cras enim moriemur
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If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
33 nolite seduci corrumpunt mores bonos conloquia mala
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Do not be deceived: "Evil company corrupts good habits."
34 evigilate iuste et nolite peccare ignorantiam enim Dei quidam habent ad reverentiam vobis loquor
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Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
35 sed dicet aliquis quomodo resurgunt mortui quali autem corpore veniunt
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But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?"
36 insipiens tu quod seminas non vivificatur nisi prius moriatur
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Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
37 et quod seminas non corpus quod futurum est seminas sed nudum granum ut puta tritici aut alicuius ceterorum
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And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain--perhaps wheat or some other grain.
38 Deus autem dat illi corpus sicut voluit et unicuique seminum proprium corpus
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But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
39 non omnis caro eadem caro sed alia hominum alia pecorum alia caro volucrum alia autem piscium
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All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
40 et corpora caelestia et corpora terrestria sed alia quidem caelestium gloria alia autem terrestrium
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There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41 alia claritas solis alia claritas lunae et alia claritas stellarum stella enim ab stella differt in claritate
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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 sic et resurrectio mortuorum seminatur in corruptione surgit in incorruptione
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So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.
43 seminatur in ignobilitate surgit in gloria seminatur in infirmitate surgit in virtute
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It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
44 seminatur corpus animale surgit corpus spiritale si est corpus animale est et spiritale sic et scriptum est
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It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 factus est primus homo Adam in animam viventem novissimus Adam in spiritum vivificantem
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And so it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46 sed non prius quod spiritale est sed quod animale est deinde quod spiritale
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However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.
47 primus homo de terra terrenus secundus homo de caelo caelestis
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The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.
48 qualis terrenus tales et terreni et qualis caelestis tales et caelestes
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As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly.
49 igitur sicut portavimus imaginem terreni portemus et imaginem caelestis
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And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
50 hoc autem dico fratres quoniam caro et sanguis regnum Dei possidere non possunt neque corruptio incorruptelam possidebit
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Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
51 ecce mysterium vobis dico omnes quidem resurgemus sed non omnes inmutabimur
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Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed--
52 in momento in ictu oculi in novissima tuba canet enim et mortui resurgent incorrupti et nos inmutabimur
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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 shall be changed.
53 oportet enim corruptibile hoc induere incorruptelam et mortale hoc induere inmortalitatem
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For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 cum autem mortale hoc induerit inmortalitatem tunc fiet sermo qui scriptus est absorta est mors in victoria
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So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 ubi est mors victoria tua ubi est mors stimulus tuus
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"O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?"
56 stimulus autem mortis peccatum est virtus vero peccati lex
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The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57 Deo autem gratias qui dedit nobis victoriam per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum
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But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 itaque fratres mei dilecti stabiles estote et inmobiles abundantes in opere Domini semper scientes quod labor vester non est inanis in Domino
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Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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