12 Now if the message declares that Messiah was killed and then raised back to life, how come some of you are saying that no one comes back to life? 13 If no one who’s dead comes back to life, then Messiah couldn’t have come back to life, 14 and if Messiah hasn’t come back to life, then our preaching is meaningless and so is your faith! 15 Not only that, it would make us into fraudsters lying about God, because we’ve testified that God brought Messiah back to life, but that can’t be true if the dead can’t come back to life. 16 Because if the dead don’t come back to life, then Messiah can’t have come back to life, 17 but if Messiah didn’t come back to life, then your faith is wasted and you’re all still just unforgiven sinners. 18 Again, if that’s the case, those believers who’ve passed away simply perished. 19 If our hope in Messiah only applies to this life, then we should be pitied more than anyone else.

20 But Messiah has indeed come back to life from the dead, leading the way for those who have passed away, 21 because since death came through a man (Adam), then the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man (Yeshua). 22 Just as everyone who’s in Adam will die, so everyone who’s in Messiah will come back to life, 23 but each in his own turn: first Messiah will be leading, then when he returns, those who belong to him. 24 Then the end will come when he hands over the kingship to God the Father after he’s destroyed all rule, and all authority and power, 25 because he must reign until he’s defeated all his enemies.[ref] 26 The final enemy to be abolished will be death itself 27 because (as David wrote), ‘God has made everything subject to him.’[ref] (Now when it says ‘everything’, of course that doesn’t include God who’s the one that made it happen.) 28 And when everything has been put under his control, then the son himself will submit to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God will be in total control.

29 Otherwise, what will the people do who are being immersed in water for the dead? If the dead don’t come back to life, why would they get immersed for them? TODO: WHAT’S THIS ABOUT? 30 As for us, why do we place ourselves in danger all the time? 31 I’m dying every day by your boasting brothers and sisters, which I have in Messiah Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) our master. TODO: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? 32 If I fought with wild animals at Efesos for human purposes, what did I gain? If the dead aren’t brought back to life, then ‘Let’s eat and drink, because tomorrow we’ll die anyway.’[ref]

33 Don’t be fooled: ‘Evil conversations corrupt good character.’ 34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning, because some of you are quite ignorant about God. (I say that to your shame.)