Christ Was Raised to Life
1 My friends, I want you to remember the message I preached and that you believed and trusted. 2 You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing.
3 I told you the most important part of the message exactly as it was told to me. This part is:
Christ died for our sins,
as the Scriptures say.
4 He was buried,
and three days later
he was raised to life,
as the Scriptures say.
5 Christ appeared to Peter,
then to the twelve.
6 After this, he appeared
to more than five hundred
other followers.
Most of them are still alive,
but some have died.
7 He also appeared to James,
then to all of the apostles.
8 Finally, he appeared to me, even though I am like someone who was born at the wrong time.
9 I am the least important of all the apostles. In fact, I caused so much trouble for God's church that I don't even deserve to be called an apostle. 10 But God treated me with undeserved grace! He made me what I am, and his grace wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's grace at work and not me. 11 But it doesn't matter if I preached or if they preached. All of you believed the message just the same.
God's People Will Be Raised to Life
12 If we preach that Christ was raised from death, how can some of you say the dead will not be raised to life? 13 If they won't be raised to life, Christ himself wasn't raised to life. 14 And if Christ wasn't raised to life, our message is worthless, and so is your faith. 15 If the dead won't be raised to life, we have told lies about God by saying he raised Christ to life, when he really did not.
16 So if the dead won't be raised to life, Christ wasn't raised to life. 17 Unless Christ was raised to life, your faith is useless, and you are still living in your sins. 18 And those people who died after putting their faith in him are completely lost. 19 If our hope in Christ is good only for this life, we are worse off than anyone else.
20 But Christ has been raised to life! And he makes us certain that others will also be raised to life. 21 Just as we will die because of Adam, we will be raised to life because of Christ. 22 Adam brought death to all of us, and Christ will bring life to all of us. 23 But we must each wait our turn. Christ was the first to be raised to life, and his people will be raised to life when he returns. 24 Then after Christ has destroyed all powers and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God the Father.
25 Christ will rule until he puts all his enemies under his power, 26 and the last enemy he destroys will be death. 27 When the Scriptures say he will put everything under his power, they don't include God. It was God who put everything under the power of Christ. 28 After everything is under the power of God's Son, he will put himself under the power of God, who put everything under his Son's power. Then God will mean everything to everyone.
29 If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people? 30 And why do we always risk our lives 31 and face death every day? The pride that I have in you because of Christ Jesus our Lord is what makes me say this. 32 What do you think I gained by fighting wild animals in Ephesus? If the dead are not raised to life,
“Let's eat and drink.
Tomorrow we die.”
33 Don't fool yourselves. Bad friends will destroy you. 34 Be sensible and stop sinning. You should be embarrassed that some people still don't know about God.
What Our Bodies Will Be Like
35 Some of you have asked, “How will the dead be raised to life? What kind of bodies will they have?” 36 Don't be foolish. A seed must die before it can sprout from the ground. 37 Wheat seeds and all other seeds look different from the sprouts that come up. 38 This is because God gives everything the kind of body he wants it to have. 39 People, animals, birds, and fish are each made of flesh, but none of them are alike. 40 Everything in the heavens has a body, and so does everything on earth. But each one is very different from all the others. 41 The sun isn't like the moon, the moon isn't like the stars, and each star is different.
42 That's how it will be when our bodies are raised to life. These bodies will die, but the bodies that are raised will live forever. 43 These ugly and weak bodies will become beautiful and strong. 44 As surely as there are physical bodies, there are spiritual bodies. And our physical bodies will be changed into spiritual bodies.
45 The first man was named Adam, and the Scriptures tell us that he was a living person. But Jesus, who may be called the last Adam, is a life-giving spirit. 46 We see that the one with a spiritual body did not come first. He came after the one who had a physical body. 47 The first man was made from the dust of the earth, but the second man came from heaven. 48 Everyone on earth has a body like the body of the one who was made from the dust of the earth. And everyone in heaven has a body like the body of the one who came from heaven. 49 Just as we are like the one who was made out of earth, we will be like the one who came from heaven.
50 My friends, I want you to know that our bodies of flesh and blood will decay. This means they cannot share in God's kingdom, which lasts forever. 51 I will explain a mystery to you. Not every one of us will die, but we will all be changed. 52 It will happen suddenly, quicker than the blink of an eye. At the sound of the last trumpet the dead will be raised. We will all be changed, so we will never die again. 53 Our dead and decaying bodies will be changed into bodies that won't die or decay. 54 The bodies we now have are weak and can die. But they will be changed into bodies that are eternal. Then the Scriptures will come true,
“Death has lost the battle!
55 Where is its victory?
Where is its sting?”
56 Sin is what gives death its sting, and the Law is the power behind sin. 57 But thank God for letting our Lord Jesus Christ give us the victory!
58 My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.
Kiristu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo
1 Baadiŋolu*, n lafita ali hakiloo bulandi la kibaari betoo le la, ŋa ali kawandi meŋ na, ali sonta meŋ na, aniŋ ali be looriŋ meŋ kaŋ. 2 Ali la kiisoo be jee le to, niŋ ali ye kibaari betoo muta ali bulu fuloo la, ŋa meŋ kawandi ali ye. Niŋ wo nte, ali la lannoo maŋ nafaa soto ali ye.
3 Kaatu meŋ diita n na, ŋa wo le foloo bankee ali ye, kaatu wo le kummaayaata kuwolu bee ti, wo le mu: Kiristu* faata ǹ na junuboolu le ye ko a be safeeriŋ ñaameŋ. 4 A baadeeta le, aduŋ a wulindita le ka bo saayaa kono tili sabanjaŋo la, ko a be safeeriŋ ñaameŋ. 5 A fintita Kefas kaŋ ne, wo koolaa, a naata finti saayibe taŋ niŋ fuloo kaŋ. 6 Bituŋ a naata finti baadiŋolu kaŋ, mennu siyaata moo keme luulu ti waati kiliŋo la. Wolu jamaa be baluuriŋ ne hani saayiŋ, bari saayaa ye doolu taa le. 7 A fintita Yankuba fanaa kaŋ ne, wo koolaa a fintita kiilaalu* bee kaŋ. 8 Itolu bee koolaa, labaŋo la a fintita nte fanaa kaŋ ne, hani n na kuwo be ko moo meŋ maŋ wuluu a la waatoo la. 9 Baawo nte le la kuwo dooyaata kiilaalu bee ti, aduŋ m maŋ jari hani ka kumandi kiilaa la, kaatu nte ye Alla la kafoo toorandi le nuŋ. 10 Bari saayiŋ nte mu meŋ ti, m mu wo le ti ka bo niŋ Alla la hiinoo la. Aduŋ wo hiinoo maŋ ke kuu kenseŋ ti, baawo ŋa dookuwo ke baake le, ka tambi kiilaalu bee la. Bari hani wo, a maŋ ke nte faŋo ti, bari Alla la hiinoo meŋ be m fee. 11 Wo to, fo nte le mu baŋ, waraŋ itolu, ǹ ka ñiŋ ne kawandi, aduŋ ali laata ñiŋ ne la.
Furewolu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo
12 Saayiŋ, niŋ kawandoo ka ke ko, Kiristu wulindita ka bo saayaa kono le, wo to alitolu doolu si a fo noo ñaadii le ko, furewolu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo te keriŋ? 13 Niŋ a ye a tara, furewolu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo te keriŋ, wo to Kiristu faŋo maŋ wulindi ka bo saayaa kono. 14 Bari niŋ a ye a tara, Kiristu maŋ wulindi ka bo saayaa kono, wo to ntolu la kawandoo mu kenseŋ ne ti, aduŋ ali la lannoo fanaa mu kenseŋ ne ti. 15 Aduŋ niŋ wo mu tooñaa le ti ko, furewolu buka wulindi ka bo saayaa kono, ǹ si tuumi noo hani seedenduriyaa la Alla la kuwo to le, kaatu ŋà seedeyaa ke a la kuwo to le ko, a ye Yeesu wulindi le. 16 Niŋ furewolu buka wulindi, wo to Kiristu maŋ wulindi. 17 Bari niŋ Kiristu maŋ wulindi, wo to alitolu la lannoo maŋ nafaa soto, aduŋ ali be ali la junuboolu kono le hani saayiŋ. 18 Niŋ wo le mu, wo moolu mennu be Kiristu kono, kabiriŋ saayaa ye ì taa, wolu fanaa kasaarata le. 19 Niŋ ŋà ǹ jikoo loo Kiristu kaŋ ñiŋ baluwo doroŋ ne kamma, wo to ntolu le la kuwo be balafaa daa to ka tambi moolu bee la.
20 Bari tooñaa, Kiristu wulindita le ka bo saayaa kono. Ate le keta foloo ti moolu kono, saayaa ye mennu muta, wo ye a yitandi le ko, wolu fanaa be wuli la saayaa kono le.
21 Baawo saayaa naata ka bo niŋ moo kiliŋ ne la, wo to furewolu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo fanaa naata ka bo niŋ moo kiliŋ ne la. 22 Ka bo niŋ Adama le la, moolu bee ñanta faa la, wo sila kiliŋo la, ka bo niŋ Kiristu la, moolu bee be baluu la. 23 Bari meŋ-wo-meŋ niŋ a fansuŋ waatoo le mu. Kiristu le foloo wulindita, aduŋ niŋ a muruta naŋ, moolu mennu mu a taa ti, wolu fanaa be wulindi la le. 24 A be maralilaalu, kantiyolu aniŋ sembetiyolu bee kasaara la le. Wo to le duniyaa labaŋo be sii la, waatoo meŋ a be mansabaayaa dii la Alla la, m̀ Faamaa. 25 Kaatu a ñanta maraloo ke la le fo a ye a jawoolu bee ke a siŋo koto. 26 Jawu labaŋo meŋ ñanta kasaara la, wo mu saayaa le ti. 27 Niŋ a be safeeriŋ ne ko, “Alla ye feŋolu bee ke a siŋo le koto,” a koyita le ko, ñiŋ kumoo maŋ Alla faŋo kafundi jee. 28 Aduŋ niŋ feŋo bee tarata Kiristu la maraloo le koto, wo to ate fanaa meŋ mu Dinkewo ti, a be tara la marariŋ wo le koto, meŋ ye feŋo bee ke a la maraloo koto. Wo siloo la Alla si ke moolu bee maralilaa timmariŋo ti kuwolu bee to.
29 Muŋ daliila le ye a tinna, moo doolu ka batisee furewolu ye, niŋ ì buka wulindi muumeeke? Muŋ ne ye a tinna wolu ka wo batisewo* ke? 30 Muŋ ne ye a tinna ntolu ka tu ǹ niyo laa la doroŋ? 31 Baadiŋolu, ŋa n kali alitolu la kuwo la, meŋ mu n ye kibiri kuwo ti m̀ Maarii Kiristu Yeesu ñaatiliŋo la ko, n ka saayaa je le luŋ-wo-luŋ. 32 Niŋ ŋà a juubee niŋ hadamadiŋyaa miiroo la, nte la kañewo mu muŋ ne ti, kabiriŋ n niŋ daafeŋ saŋarariŋolu keleta Efesus saatewo to? Niŋ a ye a tara, furewolu buka wulindi, wo to,
“Ali ŋà domoroo ke, ŋà m̀ miŋ,
saama ǹ si faa noo le.”
33 Ali ali hakiloo tu, moo kana ali neenee! Kafuñoo kuruŋo ka daajika betoolu le tiñaa. 34 Ali hakilintaŋyaa bula, aniŋ ali kana junuboo ke kotenke. Alitolu doolu maŋ feŋ loŋ Alla la kuwo to. Ŋa ñiŋ fo le, fo ali si malu.
Baloo meŋ be soto la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo to
35 Moo doo si ñiŋ ñininkaa ko, “Furewolu ka wulindi ñaadii le? Ì be muŋ balajaata siifaa le soto la?” 36 Ite toolewo! I ye meŋ fii, fo wo ka faliŋ noo le baŋ, niŋ a maŋ faa foloo? 37 Aduŋ ì ye meŋ fii, a maŋ ke wo kesoo faŋo ti meŋ ka faliŋ. Tumandoo a mu wiiti* siimaŋ kesoo le ti, waraŋ kese doo. 38 Alla le ka baloo dii a la ko a lafita a la ñaameŋ. Kese-wo-kese niŋ a fansuŋ muluŋo le mu, ko Alla lafita a la ñaameŋ nuŋ.
39 Baloolu bee maŋ ke balajaata siifaa kiliŋ ti. Moolu ye balajaata siifaa kiliŋ ne soto, beeyaŋolu ye siifaa doo soto, kunoolu ye doo soto, ñewolu fanaa ye siifaa koteŋ ne soto. 40 Feŋolu be keriŋ saŋo bala le, aduŋ doolu be duniyaa kono jaŋ ne, bari ì la kallankeeyaa* niŋ malañaa maŋ ke kiliŋ ti. 41 Tiloo ye malañaa kiliŋ ne soto, karoo ye malañaa doo soto. Looloolu fanaa ye malañaa doo le soto, aduŋ ì malañaalu fatata le.
42 A be furewolu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo fanaa to wo le ñaama. Baloo meŋ ka baadee, wo ka toli le, bari meŋ wulindita, wo buka toli noo. 43 A ka baadee horomantaŋyaa le kono, bari a ka wulindi horomoo le kono. A ka baadee sembentaŋyaa le kono, bari a ka wulindi semboo le kono. 44 Meŋ ka baadee, wo bota hadamadiŋyaa le kono, bari meŋ ka wulindi, Nooroo le ka baluwo dii wo la.
Niŋ hadamadiŋyaa baloo be keriŋ, wo to baloo, ka bo Nooroo la fanaa be keriŋ ne. 45 A be safeeriŋ wo kuwo to le ko, “Adama foloo keta niilamaa feŋo le ti.” Bari Adama labaŋo keta Nooroo le ti, meŋ ka baluwo dii. 46 Baloo, Nooroo ka meŋ dii, wo buka foloo, bari hadamadiŋyaa baloo le mu foloo ti, wo koolaa baloo, Nooroo ka meŋ dii. 47 Moo foloo dadaata niŋ bankumunkoo le la, bari ñiŋ moo fulanjaŋo bota naŋ Alla le yaa. 48 Moolu mennu mu duniyaa moolu ti, wolu ka munta le ko moo, meŋ dadaata niŋ bankumunkoo la. Bari moolu mennu mu Arijana moolu ti, wolu ka munta le ko moo, meŋ bota naŋ Alla yaa. 49 Baawo ǹ wuluuta wo moo sawuroo le la, meŋ dadaata niŋ bankumunkoo la, wo to m̀ be moo fanaa sawuroo soto la le, meŋ bota naŋ Alla yaa. 50 Baadiŋolu, m be a fo la ali ye ko, moo te Alla la mansabaayaa keetaa noo la hadamadiŋyaa kono, aduŋ feŋolu mennu ka toli, ì te tolibaloo keetaa noo la.
51 Ali i lamoyi, ŋa feŋ fo ali ye, meŋ be maaboriŋ kulloo kono fo saayiŋ. Ntolu bee te faa la, bari m̀ bee be yelema la le. 52 Niŋ footaŋ labaŋo feeta tumoo meŋ na, wo be tariyaa la le ko ñaakati niŋ ñaayele. Niŋ wo footaŋo kumata le, furewolu be wulindi la, ì tolibaloolu, aduŋ ntolu be yelema la le.
53 Meŋ taa mu toloo ti ñiŋ duniyaa kono jaŋ, wo ñanta tolibaliyaa le duŋ na, aduŋ meŋ taa mu saayaa ti, wo ñanta saayaabaliyaa le duŋ na. 54 Niŋ toliriŋo ye tolibaloo duŋ, aduŋ meŋ taa mu saayaa ti, wo ye saayaabaloo duŋ, wo to kumoo naata timma le, meŋ be safeeriŋ ko:
“Saayaa muumewo bee le tiñaata,
nooroo timmata le!”
55 “Saayaa, i la nooroo be mintoo le?
Saayaa, i beñoo be mintoo le?”
56 Saayaa beñoo mu junuboo le ti, aduŋ Luwaa le mu junuboo semboo ti. 57 Bari tenturoo be Alla le ye, meŋ ye nooroo dii ǹ na ka bo niŋ m̀ Maarii Yeesu Kiristu la.
58 M baadiŋ kanuntewolu, wo kamma la, ali loo bambandinke. Ali kana soŋ, feŋ ye ali maamandi. Ali niŋ hame baa si tu dookuwo la Maariyo ye waati-wo-waati. Ali si a loŋ ko, ali ka katoo meŋ ke Maariyo ye, wo maŋ ke kenseŋ ti.
