1 Corinthians 15:3–11

^3*I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures; ^4*that he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in the Scriptures; ^5*that he appeared to Peter and then to all twelve apostles. ⁶Then he appeared to more than 500 of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have died. ⁷Then he appeared to James, and afterwards to all the apostles.

^8*Last of all he appeared also to me—even though I am like someone whose birth was abnormal.^{p 9*}For I am the least of all the apostles—I do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted God’s church. ¹⁰But by God’s grace I am what I am, and the grace that he gave me was not without effect. On the contrary, I have worked harder than any of the other apostles, although it was not really my own doing, but God’s grace working with me. ¹¹So then, whether it came from me or from them, this is what we all preach, and this is what you believe.