47. The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second man was the Lord from heaven.
48. As was the man of dust, so are those who are of dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven.
49. As we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
50. Now this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
51. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.
52. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53. For this corruptible will put on incorruption, and this mortal will put on immortality.
54. When this corruptible will have put on incorruption, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then the saying that is written shall come to pass: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
55. “O death, where is your sting?O grave, where is your victory?”
56. The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
57. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
58. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.