1 Corinthians 15:12–23

The Resurrection of the Dead

¹²Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there ^ais no resurrection of the dead?

¹³But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised.

¹⁴And ^aif Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.

¹⁵Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we bore witness ¹against God that He ^araised ²Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact 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 worthless; ^ayou are still in your sins.

¹⁸Then those also who ^ahave fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

¹⁹If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are ^aof all men most to be pitied.

²⁰But now Christ ^ahas been raised from the dead, the ^bfirst fruits of those who have ^cfallen asleep.

²¹For since ^aby a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.

²²For ^aas in Adam all die, so also in ¹Christ all will be made alive.

²³But each in his own order: Christ ^athe first fruits, after that ^bthose who are Christ’s at ^cHis coming.