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1 Corinthians 15:50

The kingdom of GodDeath and loss

48 As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

49 And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

52 in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

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BSB
Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
KJV
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
WEB
Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.
ASV
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
DARBY
But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God's kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility.
BLB
Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility.
ÅB
Men dette sier jeg, brødre, at kjød og blod kan ikke arve Guds rike, heller ikke arver forgjengelighet uforgjengelighet.
OTB
Nå erklærer jeg dette, kjære venner, at kjøtt og blod ikke kan arve Guds rike; heller ikke arver det forgjengelige det uforgjengelige.
B1930
Men dette sier jeg, brødre, at kjød og blod kan ikke arve Guds rike, heller ikke arver forgjengelighet uforgjengelighet.

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Cross references

  • John 3:3–6

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

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  • Matthew 16:17

    Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

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  • Ephesians 4:17

    So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:1

    Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

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  • Galatians 5:16

    So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

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  • Galatians 3:17

    What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:13

    “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

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  • Colossians 2:4

    I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

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