⁴⁰ Him ^(A)God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly,

²¹ who through Him believe in God, ^(A)who raised Him from the dead and ^(B)gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

^30 (A)But God raised Him from the dead. ^31 (B)He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.

¹⁴ knowing that ^(A)He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you.

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,

^24 (A)whom God raised up, having ^[a]loosed the ^[b]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

Benediction, Final Exhortation, Farewell

²⁰ Now may ^(A)the God of peace ^(B)who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, ^(C)that great Shepherd of the sheep, ^(D)through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

The Risen Christ, Our Hope^(A)

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, ^(B)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 ^(C)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; ^(D)you are still in your sins! ¹⁸ Then also those who have ^[a]fallen ^(E)asleep in Christ have perished. ^19 (F)If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

The Last Enemy Destroyed

²⁰ But now ^(G)Christ is risen from the dead, and has become ^(H)the firstfruits of those who have ^[b]fallen asleep.

⁹ For ^(A)to this end Christ died ^[a]and rose and lived again, that He might be ^(B)Lord of both the dead and the living.