35. But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have when they come? ”
36. Foolish one! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
37. And as for what you sow — you are not sowing the future body, but only a seed, perhaps of wheat or another grain.
38. But God gives it a body as He wants, and to each of the seeds its own body.
39. Not all flesh is the same flesh; there is one flesh for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
40. There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is different from that of the earthly ones.
41. There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for one star differs from another star in splendor.
42. So it is with the resurrection of the dead:Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption;
43. sown in dishonor, raised in glory; sown in weakness, raised in power;
44. sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body.If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
45. So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit.
46. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.
47. The first man was from the earthand made of dust; the second man is from heaven.
48. Like the man made of dust,so are those who are made of dust;like the heavenly man,so are those who are heavenly.
49. And just as we have bornethe image of the man made of dust,we will also bearthe image of the heavenly man.
50. Brothers, I tell you this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and corruption cannot inherit incorruption.
51. Listen! I am telling you a mystery:We will not all fall asleep,but we will all be changed,
52. in a moment, in the blink of an eye,at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,and the dead will be raised incorruptible,and we will be changed.
53. For this corruptible must be clothed with incorruptibility, and this mortal must be clothedwith immortality.
54. When this corruptible is clothedwith incorruptibility,and this mortal is clothedwith immortality,then the saying that is written will take place:Death has been swallowed up in victory.
55. Death, where is your victory?Death, where is your sting?