The Resurrection of Christ

1Brethren as pertayninge to the gospell which I preached vnto you which ye have also accepted and in the which ye continue 2by which also ye are saved: I do you to wit after what maner I preached vnto you yf ye kepe it except ye have beleved in vayne.

3For fyrst of all I delivered vnto you that which I receaved: how that Christ dyed for oure synnes agreinge to the scriptures: 4and that he was buried and that he arose agayne the thyrd daye accordinge to the scriptures: 5and that he he was sene of Cephas then of the twelve. 6After that he was sene of moo the five hodred brethren at once: of which many remayne vnto this daye and many are fallen aslepe. 7After that appered he to Iames then to all the Apostles. 8And last of all he was sene of me as of one that was borne out o f due tyme. 9For I am the lest of all the Apostles which am not worthy to be called an Apostle because I persecuted the congregacion of God. 10But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace which is in me was not in vayne: but I labored moare aboundauntly then they all not I but the grace of God which is with me. 11Whether it were I or they so we preache and so have ye beleved.

The Resurrection of the Dead

12If Christ be preached how that he rose fro deeth: how saye some that are amoge you that ther is no resurreccion from deeth? 13If ther be no rysynge agayne from deeth: then is Christ not rysen. 14If Christ be not rysen then is oure preachinge vayne and youre faith is also in vayne. 15Ye and we are founde falce witnesses of God. For we have testifyed of God how that he raysyd vp Christ whom he raysyd not vp yf it be so that the deed ryse not vp agayne. 16For yf the deed ryse not agayne then is Christ not rysen agayne. 17If it be so yt Christ rose not then is youre fayth in vayne and yet are ye in youre synnes. 18And therto they which are fallen a slepe in Christ are perished. 19If in this lyfe only we beleve on christ then are we of all men the miserablest.

The Order of Resurrection

20But now is Christ rysen from deeth and is become the fyrst frutes of them that slept. 21For by a man came deeth and by a man came resurreccion fro deeth. 22For as by Adam all dye: eve so by Christ shall all be made alive 23and every man in his awne order. The fyrst is Christ then they yt are Christis at his commynge. 24Then cometh the ende when he hath delivered vp ye kyngdome to God ye father when he hath put doune all rule auctorite and power. 25For he must raygne tyll he have put all his enemyes vnder his fete. 26The last enemye that shalbe destroyed is deeth. 27For he hath put all thi nges vnder his fete. But when he sayth all thinges are put vnder him it is manyfest that he is excepted which dyd put all thinges vnder him. 28When all thinges are subdued vnto him: then shall the sonne also him selfe be subiecte vnto him that put all thinges vnder him yt God maye be all in all thinges.

29Ether els what do they which are baptised over ye deed yf the deed ryse not at all? Why are they then baptised over the deed? 30Ye and why stonde we in ieoperdy every houre? 31By oure reioysinge which I have in Christ Iesu oure Lorde I dye dayly. 32That I have fought with beastes at Ephesus after the maner of men what avautageth it me yf the deed ryse not agayne? Let vs eate and drynke to morowe we shall dye. 33Be not deceaved: malicious speakinges corrupte good maners. 34Awake truely out of slepe and synne not. For some have not the knowlege of God. I speake this vnto youre rebuke.

The Resurrection Body

35But some ma will saye: how aryse ye deed? with what bodyes come they in? 36Thou fole that which thou sowest is not quickened except it dye. 37And what sowest thow? Thow sowest not that body that shalbe: but bare corne (I meane ether of wheet or of some other) 38and God geveth it a body at his pleasure to every seed a severall body. 39All flesshe is not one manner of flesshe: but ther is one maner flesshe of men another maner flesshe of beastes another maner flesshe of fysshes and another of byrdes. 40Ther are celestiall bodyes and ther are bodyes terrestriall. But ye glory of ye celestiall is one and ye glory of the terrestriall is another. 41Ther is one maner glory of the sonne and another glory of the mone and another glory of the starres. For one starre differth fro another in glory.

42So is the resurreccio of ye deed. It is sowe in corrupcio and ryseth in incorrupcion. 43It is sowen in dishonoure and ryseth in honoure. It is sowe in weaknes and ryseth in power. It is sowne a naturall body and ryseth a spretuall body. 44Ther is a naturall bodye and ther is a spretuall body: 45as it is written: the fyrste man Adam was made a livinge soule: and ye last Ada was made a quickeninge sprete. 46How be it yt is not fyrst which is spirituall: but yt which is naturall and then yt which is spretuall. 47The fyrst ma is of the erth erthy: the seconde man is ye Lorde fro heave. 48As is the erthy soche are they that are erthye. And as is the hevely soche are they yt are hevenly. 49And as we have borne the ymage of the erthy so shall we beare the ymage of the hevenly.

Where, O Death, Is Your Victory?
(Hosea 13:9–14)

50This saye I brethren that flesshe and bloud canot inheret the kyngdome of God. Nether corrupcion inhereth vncorrupcion. 51Beholde I shewe you a mystery. We shall not all slepe: but we shall all be chaunged 52and that in a moment and in the twinclinge of an eye at the sounde of the last trompe. For the trompe shall blowe and ye deed shall ryse incorruptible and we shalbe chaunged. 53For this corruptible must put on incorruptibilite: and this mortall must put on immortalite. 54When this corruptible hath put on incorruptibilite and this mortall hath put on immortalite: then shalbe brought to passe ye sayinge yt is writte. Deeth is consumed in to victory. 55Deeth where is thy stynge? Hell where is thy victory? 56The stynge of deeth is synne: and the strength of synne is the lawe. 57But thankes be vnto God which hath geven vs victory thorow oure Lorde Iesus Christ.

58Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast and unmovable alwayes ryche in the workes of the Lorde for as moch as ye knowe how yt youre labour is not in vayne in the Lorde.