23. But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward, those who are Christ’s at His coming.
24. Then comes the end when He will deliver up the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
25. For He will reign until He has put all enemies under His feet.
26. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
27. For He “has put all things under His feet.” But when He says, “all things are put under Him,” it is revealed that He, who has put all things under Him, is the exception.
28. When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
29. Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?
30. And why do we stand in danger every hour?
31. I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32. If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me if the dead do not rise? “Let us eat and drink,for tomorrow we die.”
33. Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
34. Awake to righteousness and do not sin, for some do not have the knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
35. But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? With what body do they come?”
36. You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.