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Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that ^(C1)flesh and blood cannot ^(C2)inherit the kingdom of God; nor does ^(F1)the perishable inherit ^(F2)(C3)the imperishable.

Behold, I am telling you a ^(F1)(C1)mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be ^(C2)changed,

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for ^(C1)the trumpet will sound, and ^(C2)the dead will be raised ^(F1)imperishable, and ^(C3)we will be changed.

For this ^(F1)perishable must put on ^(F2)(C1)the imperishable, and this ^(C2)mortal must put on immortality.

But when this ^(F1)perishable puts on ^(F2)the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written: "^(C1)DEATH HAS BEEN SWALLOWED UP in victory.

"^(C1)WHERE, O DEATH, IS YOUR VICTORY? WHERE, O DEATH, IS YOUR STING?"

The sting of ^(C1)death is sin, and ^(C2)the power of sin is the Law;

but ^(C1)thanks be to God, who gives us the ^(C2)victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

^(C1)Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in ^(C2)the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.