1 Corinthians 15:47–57

^47xThe first man was of the earth, ^ymade ⁹of dust; the second Man is ¹the Lord ^zfrom heaven. ⁴⁸As was the ²man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; ^aand as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. ⁴⁹And ^bas we have borne the image of the man of dust, ^cwe ³shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

Our Final Victory

⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that ^dflesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. ⁵¹Behold, I tell you a ⁴mystery: ^eWe shall not all sleep, ^fbut we shall all be changed—⁵²in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. ^gFor the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and ^hthis mortal must put on immortality. ⁵⁴So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ⁱ“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

⁵⁵“O ^{j 5}Death, where is your sting?

O Hades, where is your victory?”

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and ^kthe strength of sin is the law. ^57lBut thanks be to God, who gives us ^mthe victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.