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?