1 Corinthians 15:3-15

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³ For I delivered unto you first of all, which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures:

⁴ And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the scriptures:

⁵ And that he was seen by Cephas; and after that by the eleven.

⁶ Then he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep.

⁷ After that, he was seen by James, then by all the apostles.

⁸ And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due time.

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God, I am what I am; and his grace in me hath not been void, but I have laboured more abundantly than all they: yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

¹¹ For whether I, or they, so we preach, and so you have believed.

¹² Now if Christ be preached, that he arose again from the dead, how do some among you say, that there is no resurrection of the dead?

¹³ But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen again.

¹⁴ And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

¹⁵ Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God: because we have given testimony against God, that he hath raised up Christ; whom he hath not raised up, if the dead rise not again.