New Testament Plan

Journey through the 260 chapters of the New Testament over the next 90 days. From the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, all the way to the final book of Revelation.

Today, we are reading 1 Corinthians 15, 16; 2 Corinthians 1.

1 Corinthians 15

1	Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2	By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3	For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;
4	And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:
5	And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6	After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7	After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8	And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
9	For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10	But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11	Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12	Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13	But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
14	And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
15	Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
16	For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
17	And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18	Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
19	If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20	But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21	For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22	For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23	But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
24	Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25	For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26	The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
27	For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28	And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
29	Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
30	And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
31	I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32	If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
33	Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
34	Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
35	But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36	Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37	And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38	But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
39	All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
40	There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41	There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
42	So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43	It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
44	It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45	And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46	Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47	The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48	As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49	And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50	Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51	Behold, I show 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 trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53	For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54	So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55	O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56	The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57	But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58	Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 16

1	Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
2	Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
3	And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
4	And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
5	Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.
6	And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
7	For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
8	But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
9	For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
10	Now if Timothy come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
11	Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
12	As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
13	Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
14	Let all your things be done with charity.
15	I beseech you, brethren, ye (know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
16	That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboreth.
17	I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
18	For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
19	The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
20	All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with a holy kiss.
21	The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
22	If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
23	The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
24	My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

2 Corinthians 1

1	Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
2	Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3	Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
4	Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
5	For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
6	And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7	And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
8	For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
9	But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
10	Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
11	Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
12	For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
13	For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
14	As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
15	And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
16	And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judea.
17	When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
18	But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
19	For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
20	For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
21	Now he which establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
22	Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
23	Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
24	Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

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