Resurrection Essential to the Faith

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead,(A) how can some of you say, “There is no resurrection of the dead”?(B) 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is in vain, and so is your faith.[a] 15 Moreover, we are found to be false witnesses(C) about God, because we have testified(D) wrongly about God that he raised up Christ—whom he did not raise up, 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; you are still in your sins. 18 Those, then, who have fallen asleep in Christ(E) have also perished. 19 If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.

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  1. 15:14 Or proclamation is useless, and your faith also is useless, or proclamation is empty, and your faith also is empty

12 Now de if ei Christ Christos is proclaimed kēryssō as hoti raised egeirō from ek the dead nekros, how pōs can some tis of en you hymeis say legō that hoti there is eimi no ou resurrection anastasis of the dead nekros? 13 But de if ei there is eimi no ou resurrection anastasis of the dead nekros, not even oude Christ Christos has been raised egeirō. 14 And de if ei Christ Christos has not ou been raised egeirō, then ara our hēmeis proclamation kērygma is groundless kenos, · kai · ho and kai your hymeis faith pistis is to no purpose kenos. · ho 15 Beyond that de, we are even kai found heuriskō to be false witnesses pseudomartys about ho God theos, because hoti we have borne witness martyreō about kata · ho God theos that hoti he raised egeirō · ho Christ Christos, whom hos he did not ou raise egeirō if eiper it is true that the dead nekros are not ou raised egeirō. 16 For gar if ei the dead nekros are not ou raised egeirō, not even oude Christ Christos has been raised egeirō. 17 And de if ei Christ Christos has not ou been raised egeirō, your hymeis faith pistis is useless mataios; · ho you are eimi still eti in en · ho your hymeis sins hamartia. 18 Then ara those ho also kai who have fallen asleep koimaō in en Christ Christos have perished apollymi. 19 If ei our eimi hope elpizō in en Christ Christos is eimi for en · ho this houtos life zōē only monon, we are eimi of all pas men anthrōpos most to be pitied eleeinos.

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