31 But do ye, by the power of God, withdraw yourselves far from these, and expel from amongst you the doctrine of the wicked.
32 Because you are not the children of rebellion [9]; but the sons of the beloved church.
33 And on this account the time of the resurrection is preached to all men.
34 Therefore they who affirm that there is no resurrection of the flesh, they indeed shall not be raised up to eternal life;
35 But to judgment and condemnation shall the unbeliever arise in the flesh:
36 For to that body which denies the resurrection of the body, shall be denied the resurrection: because such are found to refuse the resurrection.
37 But you also, Corinthians! have known, from the seeds of wheat, and from other seeds,
38 That one grain falls [10] dry into the earth, and within it first dies,
39 And afterwards rises again, by the will of the Lord, endued with the same body:
40 Neither indeed does it arise with the same simple body, but manifold, and filled with blessing.
41 But we produce the example not only from seeds, but from the honourable bodies of men. [11]
42 Ye have also known Jonas, the son of Amittai.[12]
43 Because he delayed to preach to the Ninevites, he was swallowed up in the belly of a fish for three days and three nights:
44 And after three days God heard his supplication, and brought him out of the deep abyss;
45 Neither was any part of his body corrupted; neither was his eyebrow bent down.[13]
46 And how much more for you, oh men of little faith;
47 If you believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, will he raise you up, even as he himself hath arisen.
48 If the bones of Elisha the prophet, falling upon the dead, revived the dead,
49 By how much more shall ye, who are supported by the flesh and the blood and the Spirit of Christ, arise again on that day with a perfect body?
50 Elias the prophet, embracing the widow's son, raised him from the dead:
51 By how much more shall Jesus Christ revive you, on that day, with a perfect body, even as he himself hath arisen?
52 But if ye receive other things vainly [14],
53 Henceforth no one shall cause me to travail; for I bear on my body these fetters [15],
54 To obtain Christ; and I suffer with patience these afflictions to become worthy of the resurrection of the dead.