⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that ^gflesh and blood ^hcannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth ⁱcorruption inherit ⁱincorruption. ⁵¹Behold, I shew you a mystery; ^kWe shall not all ^lsleep, but ^mwe shall all be changed, ⁵²in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for ⁿthe trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ⁵³For this corruptible must put on ⁱincorruption, and ^othis mortal must put on immortality. ⁵⁴So when this corruptible shall have put on ⁱincorruption, and ^o^pthis mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, ^qDeath is ^oswallowed up ^rin victory.

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gSee Matt. 16. 17. Comp. John 3. 3, 5.
hSee ch. 6. 9.
iSee ver. 42.
iSee ver. 42.
k 1 Thess. 4. 15, 17.
lSee ver. 6.
mSo Phil. 3. 21.
n 2 Esdr. 6. 23. Matt. 24. 31. 1 Thess. 4. 16. So John 5. 25. Comp. Zech. 9. 14.
iSee ver. 42.
o 2 Cor. 5. 4.
iSee ver. 42.
o 2 Cor. 5. 4.
p 2 Esdr. 7. 43.
qCited from Isai. 25. 8. So Heb. 2. 14, 15. Rev. 20. 14. & 21. 4.
o 2 Cor. 5. 4.
r Matt. 12. 20 (Gk.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruption. Listen, I am telling you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in 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. For this corruptible body must be clothed with incorruptibility, and this mortal body must be clothed with immortality. When this corruptible body is clothed with incorruptibility, and this mortal body is clothed with immortality, then the saying that is written will take place:

Death has been swallowed up in victory.

NLTNew Living Translation

What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever.

But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.

Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruptibility. Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For it is necessary for this perishable body to put on incorruptibility, and this mortal body to put on immortality. But whenever this perishable body puts on incorruptibility and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will take place:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In 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. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So 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.

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