¹²But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,^w how can some of you say that there is no resurrection^x of the dead?^y ¹³If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴And if Christ has not been raised,^z our preaching is useless and so is your faith. ¹⁵More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.^a But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.^b ¹⁸Then those also who have fallen asleep^c in Christ are lost. ¹⁹If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.^d

²⁰But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,^e the firstfruits^f of those who have fallen asleep.^g ²¹For since death came through a man,^h the resurrection of the deadⁱ comes also through a man. ²²For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.^j ²³But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;^k then, when he comes,^l those who belong to him.^m

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1 Corinthians 15:19–20: If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Cross references

wver 4
xSee Jn 11:24
y Ac 17:32; 23:8; 2 Ti 2:18
z 1 Th 4:14
aSee Ac 2:24
bSee Ro 4:25
cver 6, 20; See Mt 9:24
dSee 1 Co 4:9
e 1 Pe 1:3
fver 23; See Ac 26:23
gver 6, 18; See Mt 9:24
hSee Ro 5:12
iver 12
j Ro 5:14–18; See 1 Co 6:14
kver 20
lver 52; See 1 Th 2:19
mSee 1 Co 3:23