12 Now 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?

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

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

15 Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified 1against God that He araised 2Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;

17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; ayou are still in your sins.

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

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

The Order of Resurrection

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

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

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

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