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|1 Moreover, brethren, I adeclare|1Now, brothers, I want to remind|15 Now I would remind you, |Gospel = good news that |
|unto you the bgospel which I |you of the gospel I preached to |brothers and sisters,a of the |something happened |
|preached unto you, which also ye|you, which you received and on |good newsb that I proclaimed to |I preached it; you received it. |
|have received, and wherein ye |which you have taken your stand.|you, which you in turn received,|Here, in this gospel, is where |
|stand; |2By this gospel you are saved, |in which also you |we stand. |
| 2 By which also ye are asaved,|if you hold firmly to the word I|stand, 2through which also you |What image does this call to |
|if ye bkeep in memory what I |preached to you. Otherwise, you |are being saved, if you hold |mind? 1 Cor. 10:3-4; Helamen |
|preached unto you, unless ye |have believed in vain. |firmly to the message that I |5:12; Moses 7:53 |
|have believed in vain. | |proclaimed to you--unless you | |
| | |have come to believe in vain. |v. 2 you are being saved – what |
| | | |does this mean? |
| | | |Keep in memory = hold firmly. |
| | | |Notice the conditional nature of|
| | | |this election. What image does |
| | | |this call to mind? 1 Ne. 8 |
| 3 For I delivered unto you |3For what I received I passed on|3 For I handed on to you as of |v. 3What is of first importance?|
|first of all that which I also |to you as of first importance: |first importance what I in turn |A: Christ died for our sins |
|received, how that Christ adied |that Christ died for our sins |had received: that Christ died |What scriptures? |
|for our bsins according to the |according to the Scriptures, |for our sins in accordance with | |
|scriptures; |4that he was buried, that he was|the scriptures, 4and that he was|v. 4 |
| 4 And that he was buried, and |raised on the third day |buried, and that he was raised |B. he was raised on the third |
|that he arose again the third |according to the Scriptures, |on the third day in accordance |day |
|day according to the scriptures:|5and that he appeared to Peter, |with the scriptures, 5and that |What scriptures? |
| 5 And that he was aseen of |and then to the Twelve. 6After |he appeared to Cephas, then to | |
|bCephas, then of the twelve: |that, he appeared to more than |the twelve. 6Then he appeared to|v. 5 |
| 6 After that, he was aseen of |five hundred of the brothers at |more than five hundred brothers |C. he appeared . . . |
|babove five hundred brethren at |the same time, most of whom are |and sistersc at one time, most |(this was no simple internal |
|once; of whom the greater part |still living, though some have |of whom are still alive, though |vision) |
|remain unto this present, but |fallen asleep. 7Then he appeared|some have died.d 7Then he | |
|some are fallen asleep. |to James, then to all the |appeared to James, then to all |v. 7 (James was an unbeliever |
| 7 After that, he was seen of |apostles, 8and last of all he |the apostles. 8Last of all, as |during Jesus' mortal ministry) |
|James; then of all the apostles.|appeared to me also, as to one |to one untimely born, he | |
| 8 And last of all he was aseen|abnormally born. |appeared also to me. | |
|of me also, as of one born out | | | |
|of due time. | | | |
|9 For I am the least of the |9For I am the least of the |9For I am the least of the |v. 9 Why was Paul unworthy to be|
|apostles, that am not ameet to |apostles and do not even deserve|apostles, unfit to be called an |called an apostle? |
|be called an apostle, because I |to be called an apostle, because|apostle, because I persecuted |v. 10 What made Paul worthy? |
|bpersecuted the church of God. |I persecuted the church of God. |the church of God. 10But by the |What else did grace do for Paul?|
| 10 But by the agrace of God I |10But by the grace of God I am |grace of God I am what I am, and|How do "works" come? |
|am what I am: and his grace |what I am, and his grace to me |his grace toward me has not been| |
|which was bestowed upon me was |was not without effect. No, I |in vain. On the contrary, I | |
|not in vain; but I blaboured |worked harder than all of |worked harder than any of | |
|more abundantly than they all: |them—yet not I, but the grace of|them--though it was not I, but | |
|yet not I, but the grace of God |God that was with me. 11Whether,|the grace of God that is with | |
|which was with me. |then, it was I or they, this is |me. 11Whether then it was I or | |
| 11 Therefore whether it were I|what we preach, and this is what|they, so we proclaim and so you | |
|or they, so we preach, and so ye|you believed. |have come to believe. | |
|believed. | | | |
|12 Now if Christ be preached |12But if it is preached that | 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed|If there is no resurrection . . |
|that he rose from the dead, how |Christ has been raised from the |as raised from the dead, how can|. |
|say some among you that there is|dead, how can some of you say |some of you say there is no |v. 12 What are some Corinthian |
|no resurrection of the dead? |that there is no resurrection of|resurrection of the dead? |Christians saying? These |
| |the dead? | |Corinthian Christians believed |
| | | |that the body does not come from|
| | | |the grave, that the resurrection|
| | | |has already occurred |
| | | |symbolically – evidenced by the |
| | | |spiritual life inside us - > |
| | | |they are already living in the |
| | | |"new age." |
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| | | |v. 13-15 If there is no |
| 13 But if there be no | |13If there is no resurrection of|resurrection, a) there is no |
|resurrection of the dead, then |13If there is no resurrection of|the dead, then Christ has not |Gospel. b)Everything we've done |
|is Christ not risen: |the dead, then not even Christ |been raised; 14and if Christ has|– and your faith – is useless. |
| 14 And if Christ be not risen,|has been raised. 14And if Christ|not been raised, then our |c) We (the apostles?) are false |
|then is our preaching vain, and |has not been raised, our |proclamation has been in vain |witnesses |
|your faith is also vain. |preaching is useless and so is |and your faith has been in | |
| 15 Yea, and we are found false|your faith. 15More than that, we|vain. 15We are even found to be |v. 16-19 and |
|witnesses of God; because we |are then found to be false |misrepresenting God, because we |a) you are still in your sins |
|have atestified of God that he |witnesses about God, for we have|testified of God that he raised |b) the dead in Christ are lost |
|raised up Christ: whom he raised|testified about God that he |Christ--whom he did not raise if|c) we are delusional, to be |
|not up, if so be that the dead |raised Christ from the dead. But|it is true that the dead are not|pitied |
|rise not. |he did not raise him if in fact |raised. 16For if the dead are | |
| 16 For if the dead rise not, |the dead are not raised. 16For |not raised, then Christ has not | |
|then is not Christ raised: |if the dead are not raised, then|been raised. 17If Christ has not| |
| 17 And if Christ be not |Christ has not been raised |been raised, your faith is | |
|raised, your faith is avain; ye |either. 17And if Christ has not |futile and you are still in your| |
|are yet in your sins. |been raised, your faith is |sins. 18Then those also who have| |
| 18 Then they also which are |futile; you are still in your |diede in Christ have | |
|fallen asleep in Christ are |sins. 18Then those also who have|perished. 19If for this life | |
|aperished. |fallen asleep in Christ are |only we have hoped in Christ, we| |
| 19 If in this alife only we |lost. 19If only for this life we|are of all people most to be | |
|have bhope in Christ, we are of |have hope in Christ, we are to |pitied | |
|all men most miserable. |be pitied more than all men. | | |
| 20 But now is aChrist brisen |20But Christ has indeed been |20 But in fact Christ has been |But Christ has been resurrected |
|from the dead, and become the |raised from the dead, the |raised from the dead, the first |(see Acts 24:15, John 5:25-29; |
|cfirstfruits of them that slept.|firstfruits of those who have |fruits of those who have |Rev. 20:4-14) |
| 21 For since by man came |fallen asleep. 21For since death|died.f 21For since death came |v. 20 all death has been |
|adeath, by man came also the |came through a man, the |through a human being, the |reversed |
|bresurrection of the dead. |resurrection of the dead comes |resurrection of the dead has |v. 21 –22 compared to Adam. |
| 22 For as in aAdam all bdie, |also through a man. 22For as in |also come through a human |How do we "all die" in Adam? a) |
|even so in cChrist shall all be |Adam all die, so in Christ all |being; 22for as all die in Adam,|Physically? b) Spiritually? |
|made dalive. |will be made alive. |so all will be made alive in |What is spiritual |
| | |Christ. |death/alienation? |
| | | | |
| | | |"so in Christ shall be made |
| | | |alive" how? |
| | | |a) Physically? |
| | | |b) Spiritually – all? How? |
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| | | |v. 23-27a ORDER |
|23 But every man in his own | | |a) First Christ |
|aorder: Christ the bfirstfruits;|23But each in his own turn: |23But each in his own order: |b) Those who belong to him at |
|afterward they that are Christ’s|Christ, the firstfruits; then, |Christ the first fruits, then at|his coming |
|at his ccoming. |when he comes, those who belong |his coming those who belong to |c) (the rest of the dead at the |
| 24 Then cometh the end, when |to him. 24Then the end will |Christ. 24Then comes the end,g |"end" when death is destroyed) |
|he shall have delivered up the |come, when he hands over the |when he hands over the kingdom | |
|kingdom to God, even the Father;|kingdom to God the Father after |to God the Father, after he has |v. 24 what/who are every rule, |
|when he shall have aput down all|he has destroyed all dominion, |destroyed every ruler and every |authority, power? |
|brule and all cauthority and |authority and power. 25For he |authority and power. 25For he | |
|dpower. |must reign until he has put all |must reign until he has put all |v. 25 Who are the enemies? |
| 25 For he must areign, till he|his enemies under his feet. |his enemies under his | |
|hath put all benemies under his |26The last enemy to be destroyed|feet. 26The last enemy to be |See Rev. 20:4-15, D&C 88: |
|cfeet. |is death. |destroyed is death. |96-102, 110-115; D&C 76:59-63, |
| 26 The last aenemy that shall | | |81-85, 99-107 |
|be bdestroyed is cdeath. | | | |
| 27 For he hath put all things | | |v. 27-28 Christ delivers the |
|under his feet. But when he | |27For "Godh has put all things |kingdom to the Father |
|saith all things are put under | |in subjection under his feet." |see: D&C 76:106-107 |
|him, it is amanifest that he is |27For he "has put everything |But when it says, "All things | |
|excepted, which did put all |under his feet." Now when it |are put in subjection," it is | |
|things under him. |says that "everything" has been |plain that this does not include| |
| 28 And when all things shall |put under him, it is clear that |the one who put all things in | |
|be asubdued unto him, then shall|this does not include God |subjection under him. 28When all| |
|the Son also himself be bsubject|himself, who put everything |things are subjected to him, | |
|unto him that put all things |under Christ. 28When he has done|then the Son himself will also | |
|under him, that God may be all |this, then the Son himself will |be subjected to the one who put | |
|in all. |be made subject to him who put |all things in subjection under | |
| |everything under him, so that |him, so that God may be all in | |
| |God may be all in all. |all. | |
|29 Else what shall they do which| 29Now if there is no | 29 Otherwise, what will those |Arguments from life experience |
|are abaptized bfor the dead, if |resurrection, what will those do|people do who receive baptism on|for the resurrection |
|the dead crise not at all? why |who are baptized for the dead? |behalf of the dead? If the dead | |
|are they then baptized for the |If the dead are not raised at |are not raised at all, why are |1. Baptism for the dead (v. 29) |
|ddead? |all, why are people baptized for|people baptized on their behalf |2. Paul's willingness to face |
| 30 And why stand we in |them? 30And as for us, why do we|? |death daily (v. 30-32) |
|ajeopardy every hour? |endanger ourselves every hour? | 30 And why are we putting | |
| 31 aI protest by your |31I die every day—I mean that, |ourselves in danger every |v. 31: What does it mean to die |
|rejoicing which I have in Christ|brothers—just as surely as I |hour? 31I die every day! That is|daily? |
|Jesus our Lord, I die daily. |glory over you in Christ Jesus |as certain, brothers and | |
| 32 If after the manner of men |our Lord. 32If I fought wild |sisters,i as my boasting of |v. 34: What does it mean to be |
|I have fought with beasts at |beasts in Ephesus for merely |you--a boast that I make in |ignorant of God? (see 1 Cor. |
|Ephesus, what advantageth it me,|human reasons, what have I |Christ Jesus our Lord. 32If with|11:29) |
|if the dead rise not? let us |gained? If the dead are not |merely human hopes I fought with| |
|aeat and drink; for bto morrow |raised,
"Let us eat and |wild animals at Ephesus, what | |
|we die. |drink,
for tomorrow we |would I have gained by it? If | |
| 33 Be not deceived: evil |die." 33Do not be misled: "Bad |the dead are not raised, | |
|acommunications corrupt good |company corrupts good | "Let us eat and drink, | |
|manners. |character." 34Come back to your | for tomorrow we die." | |
| 34 Awake to righteousness, and|senses as you ought, and stop |33Do not be deceived: | |
|sin not; for some have not the |sinning; for there are some who | "Bad company ruins good | |
|knowledge of God: I speak this |are ignorant of God—I say this |morals." | |
|to your ashame. |to your shame. |34Come to a sober and right | |
| | |mind, and sin no more; for some | |
| | |people have no knowledge of God.| |
| | |I say this to your shame. | |
| 35 But some man will say, How |35But someone may ask, "How are |35 But someone will ask, "How |Two questions regarding the |
|are the dead raised up? and with|the dead raised? With what kind |are the dead raised? With what |resurrection answered |
|what body do they come? |of body will they come?" 36How |kind of body do they | |
| 36 Thou fool, that which thou |foolish! What you sow does not |come?" 36Fool! What you sow does|v. 35-49 What kind of body? How |
|sowest is not quickened, except |come to life unless it dies. |not come to life unless it |is it raised? |
|it adie: |37When you sow, you do not plant|dies. 37And as for what you sow,| |
| 37 And that which thou sowest,|the body that will be, but just |you do not sow the body that is |v. 36-38 how does the |
|thou sowest not that body that |a seed, perhaps of wheat or of |to be, but a bare seed, perhaps |resurrected body relate to the |
|shall be, but bare grain, ait |something else. |of wheat or of some other |mortal body? (like a seed to a |
|may chance of wheat, or of some | |grain. |plant) |
|other grain: | | | |
| | | | |
|38 But God giveth it a body as |38But God gives it a body as he | | |
|it hath pleased him, and to |has determined, and to each kind|38But God gives it a body as he |v. 38-39 Just as there are many |
|every seed his own body. |of seed he gives its own body. |has chosen, and to each kind of |kinds of plants related to many |
| 39 All flesh is not the same |39All flesh is not the same: Men|seed its own body. 39Not all |kinds of seed, so are there many|
|flesh: but there is one kind of |have one kind of flesh, animals |flesh is alike, but there is one|kinds of animal bodies. |
|flesh of men, another flesh of |have another, birds another and |flesh for human beings, another | |
|beasts, another of fishes, and |fish another. |for animals, another for birds, | |
|another of birds. | |and another for fish. | |
| 40 aThere are also celestial | | | |
|bodies, and bodies terrestrial: |40There are also heavenly bodies| | |
|but the glory of the bcelestial |and there are earthly bodies; |40There are both heavenly bodies|v. 40 Heavenly bodies |
|is one, and the glory of the |but the splendor of the heavenly|and earthly bodies, but the |(resurrected) are contrasted to |
|cterrestrial is another. |bodies is one kind, and the |glory of the heavenly is one |earthly bodies (mortal) |
| |splendor of the earthly bodies |thing, and that of the earthly |but see JST: |
| |is another. |is another. |ST 1 Cor. 15: 40 Also celestial |
| | | |bodies, and bodies terrestrial, |
| | | |and bodies telestial; but the |
| | | |glory of the celestial, one; and|
| | | |the terrestrial, another; and |
| | | |the telestial, another. |
|41 There is one glory of the | | | |
|asun, and another glory of the |41The sun has one kind of | | |
|moon, and another glory of the |splendor, the moon another and |41There is one glory of the sun,|v. 41 3 categories of heavenly |
|bstars: for one star cdiffereth |the stars another; and star |and another glory of the moon, |bodies represent three |
|from another star in dglory. |differs from star in splendor. |and another glory of the stars; |categories of resurrected |
| | |indeed, star differs from star |beings. See Luke 19:11-27 |
| | |in glory. |2 Cor. 12:1-4 |
|42 So also is the resurrection |42So will it be with the |42 So it is with the |v. 42-44 |
|of the dead. It is sown in |resurrection of the dead. The |resurrection of the dead. What |Mortal body (seed that is sown) |
|acorruption; it is raised in |body that is sown is perishable,|is sown is perishable, what is |is corruptible, dishonorable, |
|incorruption: |it is raised imperishable; 43it |raised is imperishable. 43It is |weak, natural |
| 43 It is sown in dishonour; it|is sown in dishonor, it is |sown in dishonor, it is raised |Immortal body (plant that is |
|is raised in aglory: it is sown |raised in glory; it is sown in |in glory. It is sown in |raised) is incorruptible, |
|in weakness; it is raised in |weakness, it is raised in power;|weakness, it is raised in |glorified, powerful, spiritual |
|power: |44it is sown a natural body, it |power. 44It is sown a physical |(animated by spirit, not blood) |
| 44 It is sown a anatural body;|is raised a spiritual |body, it is raised a spiritual |and able to be an instrument of |
|it is raised a bspiritual body. |body.
If there is a |body. If there is a physical |the Spirit |
|There is a natural body, and |natural body, there is also a |body, there is also a spiritual | |
|there is a spiritual body. |spiritual body. |body. | |
| 45 And so it is written, The | | | |
|afirst man bAdam was made a |45So it is written: "The first |45Thus it is written, "The first|v. 45-49 |
|living soul; the last cAdam was |man Adam became a living being";|man, Adam, became a living |First Adam: |
|made a dquickening spirit. |the last Adam, a life-giving |being"; the last Adam became a |Living Soul |
| 46 Howbeit that was not afirst|spirit. 46The spiritual did not |life-giving spirit. 46But it is |From earth |
|which is spiritual, but that |come first, but the natural, and|not the spiritual that is first,|Source of mortal body |
|which is natural; and afterward |after that the spiritual. 47The |but the physical, and then the |Source of natural man/death |
|that which is spiritual. |first man was of the dust of the|spiritual. 47The first man was | |
| 47 The first man is of the |earth, the second man from |from the earth, a man of dust; |Second or last Adam (Christ): |
|earth, earthy: the second man is|heaven. 48As was the earthly |the second man isj from |Life-giving Spirit |
|the Lord from heaven. |man, so are those who are of the|heaven. 48As was the man of |From heaven |
| 48 As is the earthy, such are |earth; and as is the man from |dust, so are those who are of |Source of heavenly/spiritual |
|they also that are earthy: and |heaven, so also are those who |the dust; and as is the man of |body |
|as is the heavenly, such are |are of heaven. 49And just as we |heaven, so are those who are of |Source of eternal life |
|they also that are heavenly. |have borne the likeness of the |heaven. 49Just as we have borne | |
| 49 And as we have borne the |earthly man, so shall we bear |the image of the man of dust, we|v. 49: What does it mean to bear|
|image of the earthy, we shall |the likeness of the man from |willk also bear the image of the|the likeness of Christ? |
|also bear the image of the |heaven. |man of heaven. | |
|heavenly. | | | |
| 50 Now this I say, brethren, | 50I declare to you, brothers, |50 What I am saying, brothers |Still answering the question in |
|that aflesh and bblood cannot |that flesh and blood cannot |and sisters,l is this: flesh and|v. 35: how is the body raised? |
|cinherit the kingdom of God; |inherit the kingdom of God, nor |blood cannot inherit the kingdom|Partial answer in 50-58. |
|neither doth dcorruption inherit|does the perishable inherit the |of God, nor does the perishable |v. 50 flesh and blood cannot |
|incorruption. |imperishable. 51Listen, I tell |inherit the |inherit the Kingdom of God |
| 51 Behold, I shew you a |you a mystery: We will not all |imperishable. 51Listen, I will |(Luke 24:36-39) |
|mystery; We shall not all |sleep, but we will all be |tell you a mystery! We will not |(Romans 6:9-10) |
|asleep, but we shall all be |changed— 52in a flash, in the |all die,m but we will all be | |
|bchanged, |twinkling of an eye, at the last|changed, 52in a moment, in the |What happens to those who are |
| 52 In a moment, in the |trumpet. For the trumpet will |twinkling of an eye, at the last|alive at Christ's coming? |
|atwinkling of an eye, at the |sound, the dead will be raised |trumpet. For the trumpet will |v. 51-52 changed in a twinkling |
|last trump: for the btrumpet |imperishable, and we will be |sound, and the dead will be |. . . see D&C 63:50-51, D&C |
|shall sound, and the cdead shall|changed. 53For the perishable |raised imperishable, and we will|101:30-31; Is. 65:20 |
|be raised incorruptible, and we |must clothe itself with the |be changed. 53For this | |
|shall be dchanged. |imperishable, and the mortal |perishable body must put on |v. 53-54 Restatement: the |
| 53 For this acorruptible must |with immortality. 54When the |imperishability, and this mortal|resurrected body is continuous |
|put on incorruption, and this |perishable has been clothed with|body must put on |with yet different from the |
|bmortal must put on immortality.|the imperishable, and the mortal|immortality. 54When this |mortal body |
| 54 So when this corruptible |with immortality, then the |perishable body puts on | |
|shall have put on incorruption, |saying that is written will come|imperishability, and this mortal|v. 54-57 The answer: Victory |
|and this mortal shall have put |true: "Death has been swallowed |body puts on immortality, then |over death by Christ |
|on aimmortality, then shall be |up in victory."
55"Where, O |the saying that is written will | |
|brought to pass the saying that |death, is your victory? |be fulfilled: |For whom will death have any |
|is written, bDeath is swallowed |
Where, O death, is your | "Death has been swallowed |sting? |
|up in victory. |sting?" 56The sting of death is |up in victory." | |
| 55 O adeath, where is thy |sin, and the power of sin is the| 55 "Where, O death, is your | |
|sting? O bgrave, where is thy |law. 57But thanks be to God! He |victory? | |
|victory? |gives us the victory through our| Where, O death, is your| |
| 56 The sting of adeath is sin;|Lord Jesus Christ. |sting?" | |
|and the bstrength of sin is the | |56The sting of death is sin, and| |
|law. | |the power of sin is the | |
| 57 But athanks be to God, | |law. 57But thanks be to God, who| |
|which giveth us the bvictory | |gives us the victory through our| |
|through our Lord Jesus Christ. | |Lord Jesus Christ. | |
|58 Therefore, my beloved | | 58 Therefore, my beloved,n be | |
|brethren, be ye astedfast, | |steadfast, immovable, always | |
|unmoveable, always abounding in | |excelling in the work of the | |
|the work of the Lord, forasmuch | |Lord, because you know that in | |
|as ye know that your labour is | |the Lord your labor is not in | |
|not in vain in the Lord. | |vain. | |
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