25. Christ must rule until God puts all enemies under his control.
26. The last enemy to be destroyed will be death.
27. As the Scriptures say, “God put everything under his control.” When it says that “everything” is put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself. God is the one putting everything under Christ’s control.
28. After everything has been put under Christ, then the Son himself will be put under God. God is the one who put everything under Christ. And Christ will be put under God so that God will be the complete ruler over everything.
29. If no one will ever be raised from death, then what will the people do who are baptized for those who have died? If the dead are never raised, then why are people baptized for them?
30. And what about us? Why do we put ourselves in danger every hour?
31. I face death every day. That is true, brothers and sisters, just as it is true that I am proud of what you are because of Christ Jesus our Lord.
32. I fought wild animals in Ephesus. If I did that only for human reasons, then I have gained nothing. If we are not raised from death, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we die.”
33. Don’t be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.”
34. Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know God. I say this to shame you.
35. But someone may ask, “How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have?”
36. These are stupid questions. When you plant something, it must die in the ground before it can live and grow.