1 Corinthians 15 - Compare Translations
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1 Corinthians 15:1
KJVMoreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
WEBNow I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
YLTAnd I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,
1 Corinthians 15:2
KJVBy which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
WEBby which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
YLTthrough which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,
1 Corinthians 15:3
KJVFor I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
WEBFor I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
YLTfor I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,
1 Corinthians 15:4
KJVAnd that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
WEBthat he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
YLTand that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,
1 Corinthians 15:5
KJVAnd that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
WEBand that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
YLTand that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,
1 Corinthians 15:6
KJVAfter that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
WEBThen he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.
YLTafterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;
1 Corinthians 15:7
KJVAfter that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
WEBThen he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
YLTafterwards he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
1 Corinthians 15:8
KJVAnd last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
WEBand last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.
YLTAnd last of all -- as to the untimely birth -- he appeared also to me,
1 Corinthians 15:9
KJVFor I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
WEBFor I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
YLTfor I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,
1 Corinthians 15:10
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1 Corinthians 15:11
KJVTherefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
WEBWhether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.
YLTwhether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so ye did believe.
1 Corinthians 15:12
KJVNow if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
WEBNow 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?
YLTAnd if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he hath risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?
1 Corinthians 15:13
KJVBut if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
WEBBut if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.
YLTand if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;
1 Corinthians 15:14
KJVAnd if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
WEBIf Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.
YLTand if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,
1 Corinthians 15:15
KJVYea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
WEBYes, 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 so that the dead are not raised.
YLTand we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise;
1 Corinthians 15:16
KJVFor if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
WEBFor if the dead aren’t raised, neither has Christ been raised.
YLTfor if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen,
1 Corinthians 15:17
KJVAnd if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
WEBIf Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
YLTand if Christ hath not risen, vain is your faith, ye are yet in your sins;
1 Corinthians 15:18
KJVThen they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
WEBThen they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
YLTthen, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;
1 Corinthians 15:19
KJVIf in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
WEBIf we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
YLTif in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.
1 Corinthians 15:20
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1 Corinthians 15:21
KJVFor since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
WEBFor since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.
YLTfor since through man [is] the death, also through man [is] a rising again of the dead,
1 Corinthians 15:22
KJVFor as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
WEBFor as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
YLTfor even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,
1 Corinthians 15:23
KJVBut every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
WEBBut each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s, at his coming.
YLTand each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,
1 Corinthians 15:24
KJVThen 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.
WEBThen the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
YLTthen -- the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power --
1 Corinthians 15:25
KJVFor he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
WEBFor he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
YLTfor it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet --
1 Corinthians 15:26
KJVThe last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
WEBThe last enemy that will be abolished is death.
YLTthe last enemy is done away -- death;
1 Corinthians 15:27
KJVFor 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, which did put all things under him.
WEBFor, “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.
YLTfor all things He did put under his feet, and, when one may say that all things have been subjected, [it is] evident that He is excepted who did subject the all things to him,
1 Corinthians 15:28
KJVAnd when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
WEBWhen 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.
YLTand when the all things may be subjected to him, then the Son also himself shall be subject to Him, who did subject to him the all things, that God may be the all in all.
1 Corinthians 15:29
KJVElse what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
WEBOr 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?
YLTSeeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?
1 Corinthians 15:30
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1 Corinthians 15:31
KJVI protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
WEBI affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
YLTEvery day do I die, by the glorying of you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord:
1 Corinthians 15:32
KJVIf after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
WEBIf I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then “let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
YLTif after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!
1 Corinthians 15:33
KJVBe not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
WEBDon’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
YLTBe not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;
1 Corinthians 15:34
KJVAwake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
WEBWake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
YLTawake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say [it].
1 Corinthians 15:35
KJVBut some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
WEBBut someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?”
YLTBut some one will say, `How do the dead rise?
1 Corinthians 15:36
KJVThou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
WEBYou foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
YLTunwise! thou -- what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;
1 Corinthians 15:37
KJVAnd that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
WEBThat which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
YLTand that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,
1 Corinthians 15:38
KJVBut God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
WEBBut God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.
YLTand God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.
1 Corinthians 15:39
KJVAll 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 birds.
WEBAll flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
YLTAll flesh [is] not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds;
1 Corinthians 15:40
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1 Corinthians 15:41
KJVThere 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.
WEBThere 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.
YLTone glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star from star doth differ in glory.
1 Corinthians 15:42
KJVSo also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
WEBSo also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.
YLTSo also [is] the rising again of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;
1 Corinthians 15:43
KJVIt is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
WEBIt is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
YLTit is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
1 Corinthians 15:44
KJVIt is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
WEBIt is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.
YLTit is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body; there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body;
1 Corinthians 15:45
KJVAnd so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
WEBSo also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
YLTso also it hath been written, `The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam [is] for a life-giving spirit,
1 Corinthians 15:46
KJVHowbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
WEBHowever that which is spiritual isn’t first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.
YLTbut that which is spiritual [is] not first, but that which [was] natural, afterwards that which [is] spiritual.
1 Corinthians 15:47
KJVThe first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
WEBThe first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
YLTThe first man [is] out of the earth, earthy; the second man [is] the Lord out of heaven;
1 Corinthians 15:48
KJVAs is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
WEBAs 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.
YLTas [is] the earthy, such [are] also the earthy; and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] also the heavenly;
1 Corinthians 15:49
KJVAnd as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
WEBAs we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.
YLTand, according as we did bear the image of the earthy, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly.
1 Corinthians 15:50
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1 Corinthians 15:51
KJVBehold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
WEBBehold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
YLTlo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;
1 Corinthians 15:52
KJVIn a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
WEBin 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.
YLTin a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we -- we shall be changed:
1 Corinthians 15:53
KJVFor this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
WEBFor this perishable body must become imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.
YLTfor it behoveth this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;
1 Corinthians 15:54
KJVSo 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.
WEBBut 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.”
YLTand when this corruptible may have put on incorruption, and this mortal may have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the word that hath been written, `The Death was swallowed up -- to victory;
1 Corinthians 15:55
KJVO death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
WEB“Death, where is your sting?
YLTwhere, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?'
1 Corinthians 15:56
KJVThe sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
WEBThe sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
YLTand the sting of the death [is] the sin, and the power of the sin the law;
1 Corinthians 15:57
KJVBut thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
WEBBut thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
YLTand to God -- thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 15:58
KJVTherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
WEBTherefore, 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.
YLTso that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
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