1 Corinthians 15:12–23

¹²Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, ^bhow say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³But if there be no resurrection of the dead, ^cthen is Christ not risen: ¹⁴And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. ¹⁵Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God ^dthat he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. ¹⁶For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: ¹⁷And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ^eye are yet in your sins. ¹⁸Then they also which are ^ffallen asleep in Christ are perished. ¹⁹If in this life only we have hope in Christ, ^gwe are of all men most miserable. ²⁰But now ^his Christ risen from the dead, and ⁱbecome the firstfruits of them that ^fslept. ²¹For ^ksince by man came death, ^lby man came also the resurrection of the dead. ²²For ^mas in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. ²³But every man in his own order: ⁱChrist the firstfruits; ⁿafterward they that are Christ’s ^oat his coming.