19. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all.
20. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
21. For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being.
22. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life,
23. but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ;
24. then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power.
25. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
26. The last enemy to be destroyed is death,
27. for “he subjected everything under his feet.” But when it says that everything has been subjected, it is clear that it excludes the one who subjected everything to him.
28. When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will [also] be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.
29. Otherwise, what will people accomplish by having themselves baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they having themselves baptized for them?
30. Moreover, why are we endangering ourselves all the time?
31. Every day I face death; I swear it by the pride in you [brothers] that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
32. If at Ephesus I fought with beasts, so to speak, what benefit was it to me? If the dead are not raised:“Let us eat and drink,for tomorrow we die.”
33. Do not be led astray:“Bad company corrupts good morals.”
34. Become sober as you ought and stop sinning. For some have no knowledge of God; I say this to your shame.