⁸ Why is it thought ^(A)incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?

³¹ because he has fixed ^(A)a day on which ^(B)he will judge the world ^(C)in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and ^(D)of this he has given assurance to all ^(E)by raising him from the dead.”

³² Now when they heard of ^(F)the resurrection of the dead, ^(G)some mocked. But others said, ^(H)“We will hear you again about this.”

The Resurrection of the Dead

¹² Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, ^(A)how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ But if there is no resurrection of the dead, ^(B)then not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁴ And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ¹⁵ We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that ^(C)he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that 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 futile and ^(D)you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then those also who ^(E)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If in Christ we have hope^[a] in this life only, ^(F)we are of all people most to be pitied.

²⁰ But in fact ^(G)Christ has been raised from the dead, ^(H)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

⁴⁰ but ^(A)God raised him on ^(B)the third day and made him to ^(C)appear, ^41 (D)not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as ^(E)witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. ⁴² And ^(F)he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify ^(G)that he is the one appointed by God to be judge ^(H)of the living and the dead.

² greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming ^(A)in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.