哥林多前書第十五章35—50節,針對有人問末日的時候死人複活會帶著什麽身體來的問題,保羅說血肉之體是不能承受神的國的,肉身並不是那將來的身體,不過是籽粒而已,籽粒若不死就不能有新生,神能隨自己的意思叫各種籽粒各有自己的身體。正如這個世界上的人和各種動物有不同的身體一樣,天上則有天上的身體。死人複活也是這樣,世界裏的身體是必朽壞的,而複活的身體是不朽壞的,世界裏的身體是血氣之身,而複活的身體是靈性之身。
林前15:35 或有人問、死人怎樣複活.帶著甚麽身體來呢。
But someone will say, "How are the dead raised?" and, "With what kind of body do they come?"
林前15:36 無知的人哪、你所種的、若不死就不能生。
You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
林前15:37 並且你所種的、不是那將來的形體、不過是子粒、即如麥子、或是別樣的穀.
That which you sow, you don't sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
林前15:38 但 神隨自己的意思、給他一個形體、並叫各等子粒、各有自己的形體。
But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.
林前15:39 凡肉體各有不同.人是一樣、獸又是一樣、鳥又是一樣、魚又是一樣。
All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
林前15:40 有天上的形體、也有地上的形體.但天上形體的榮光是一樣、地上形體的榮光又是一樣。
There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.
林前15:41 日有日的榮光、月有月的榮光、星有星的榮光.這星和那星的榮光、也有分別。
There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
林前15:42 死人複活也是這樣.所種的是必朽壞的、複活的是不朽壞的.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.
林前15:43 所種的是羞辱的、複活的是榮耀的.所種的是軟弱的、複活的是強壯的.
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
林前15:44 所種的是血氣的身體、複活的是靈性的身體.若有血氣的身體、也必有靈性的身體。
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.
林前15:50 弟兄們、我告訴你們說、血肉之體、不能承受 神的國.必朽壞的、不能承受不朽壞的。
Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can't inherit the Kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.