1 Corinthians 15:3-19
New King James Version
3 For (A)I delivered to you first of all that (B)which I also received: that Christ died for our sins (C)according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day (D)according to the Scriptures, 5 (E)and that He was seen by [a]Cephas, then (F)by the twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have [b]fallen asleep. 7 After that He was seen by James, then (G)by all the apostles. 8 (H)Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
9 For I am (I)the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because (J)I persecuted the church of God. 10 But (K)by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, (L)yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The Risen Christ, Our Hope(M)
12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, (N)then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because (O)we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; (P)you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have [c]fallen (Q)asleep in Christ have perished. 19 (R)If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Corinthians 15:5 Peter
- 1 Corinthians 15:6 Died
- 1 Corinthians 15:18 Died
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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