but the foolish things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the wise; and the weak things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the things which are strong;

and the mean things of the world, and the things which are despised, did God choose, the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are;

But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that have been given to us by the grace of God;

And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, so that he that committed this deed might be separated from among you.

For I, for my part, though absent in the body, yet present in the spirit have already determined, as if I were present with you, respecting him who thus wrought this deed,

In like manner also did the Lord ordain that they who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

And do not ye become idolaters, as some of them did; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to sport."

Nor let us commit fornication, as some of them did, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

What! Did the word of God come forth from you? Or did it come to you alone?

But if Christ be preached that he hath risen from the dead, how is it that some among you say, that there is no resurrection of the dead?

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ hath not risen;

And we are also found false witnesses concerning God; because we testified concerning God that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise up, if so be that the dead rise not.

For if the dead rise not, then Christ hath not risen;

But now hath Christ risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that have fallen asleep.

For since through man came death, through man came also the resurrection of the dead.

If it be not so, what are they doing, who are baptized for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for them?

If with the views of men I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead rise not, "let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

But some one will say, How are the dead to rise? and with what body do they come?

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.