1 Corinthians 15:12–23

The Resurrection of the Dead

¹²Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, ^zhow can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³But if there is no resurrection of the dead, ^athen not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ¹⁵We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that ^bhe raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and ^cyou are still in your sins. ¹⁸Then those also who ^dhave fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹If in Christ we have hope² in this life only, ^ewe are of all people most to be pitied.

²⁰But in fact ^fChrist has been raised from the dead, ^gthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹For as ^hby a man came death, ⁱby a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. ²²For ^jas in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. ²³But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then ^kat his coming ^lthose who belong to Christ.