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48 The people on earth are like the man who was made from the dust of the earth. The people in heaven are like the man who came from heaven.
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As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
49 As we have worn the likeness of the man who was made from the dust of the earth, we will also wear the likeness of the man who came from heaven.
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And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
50 Brothers and sisters, this is what I mean: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. What decays cannot inherit what doesn't decay.
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I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
51 I'm telling you a mystery. Not all of us will die, but we will all be changed.
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Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
52 It will happen in an instant, in a split second at the sound of the last trumpet. Indeed, that trumpet will sound, and then the dead will come back to life. They will be changed so that they can live forever.
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in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
53 This body that decays must be changed into a body that cannot decay. This mortal body must be changed into a body that will live forever.
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For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
54 When this body that decays is changed into a body that cannot decay, and this mortal body is changed into a body that will live forever, then the teaching of Scripture will come true: "Death is turned into victory!
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When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
55 Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?"
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“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
56 Sin gives death its sting, and God's standards give sin its power.
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The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
57 Thank God that he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 So, then, brothers and sisters, don't let anyone move you off the foundation [of your faith]. Always excel in the work you do for the Lord. You know that the hard work you do for the Lord is not pointless.
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Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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