20. But now Christ has come back from the dead. He is the very first person of those who have died to come back to life.
21. Since a man brought death, a man also brought life back from death.
22. As everyone dies because of Adam, so also everyone will be made alive because of Christ.
23. This will happen to each person in his own turn. Christ is the first, then at his coming, those who belong to him ⌊will be made alive⌋.
24. Then the end will come. Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father as he destroys every ruler, authority, and power.
25. Christ must rule until God has put every enemy under his control.
26. The last enemy he will destroy is death.
27. Clearly, God has put everything under Christ’s authority. When God says that everything has been put under Christ’s authority, this clearly excludes God, since God has put everything under Christ’s authority.
28. But when God puts everything under Christ’s authority, the Son will put himself under God’s authority, since God had put everything under the Son’s authority. Then God will be in control of everything.
29. However, people are baptized because the dead ⌊will come back to life⌋. What will they do? If the dead can’t come back to life, why do people get baptized as if they can ⌊come back to life⌋?
30. Why are we constantly putting ourselves in danger?
31. Brothers and sisters, I swear to you on my pride in you which Christ Jesus our Lord has given me: I face death every day.
32. If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus, what have I gained according to the way people look at things? If the dead are not brought back to life, “Let’s eat and drink because tomorrow we’re going to die!”
33. Don’t let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people.
34. Come back to the right point of view, and stop sinning. Some people don’t know anything about God. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
35. But someone will ask, “How do the dead come back to life? With what kind of body will they come back?”
36. You fool! The seed you plant doesn’t come to life unless it dies first.