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href="/esv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of <i>the</i> dead, neither has Christ been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If they won't be raised to life, Christ himself wasn't raised to life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If the dead can't be brought back to life, then Christ hasn't come back to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If that is true, it means that Christ was not raised; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If there is no resurrection of the dead, then the Messiah has not been raised, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then Christ Himself has not risen to life.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if there is no resurrection of [the] dead, neither has Christ risen;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of <i>the</i> dead, neither has Christ been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if there is no rising up of the dead, neither has Christ risen:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not risen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ also has not risen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And if there is no life for the dead, even The Messiah has not risen.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But if a resurrection of the dead is impossible, Christ has not been raised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />but if there is no resurrection of the dead, Christ is not risen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither is Christ risen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then Christ Himself has not risen to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But, if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />for if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=3339" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">The Resurrection of the Dead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12</span>But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">there is</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">no</a> <a href="/greek/386.htm" title="386: anastasis (N-NFS) -- A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.">resurrection</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">of the dead,</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Adv) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">then not even</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egēgertai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">has been raised.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:14</a></span><br />For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a></span><br />For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10-11</a></span><br />I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, / and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">2 Timothy 2:18</a></span><br />who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-31.htm">Matthew 22:31-32</a></span><br />But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: / ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Romans 6:5</a></span><br />For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a></span><br />But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2</a></span><br />instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a></b></br> But now is Christ risen from the dead, <i>and</i> become the firstfruits of them that slept.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25,26</a></b></br> Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/23-8.htm">Acts 23:8</a></b></br> For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-4.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">Rising</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">Rising</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-1.htm">By Christ's resurrection,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">he proves the necessity of our resurrection, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-16.htm">against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">The fruit,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">and the manner thereof;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If there is no resurrection of the dead</b><br>This phrase addresses a central issue in the Corinthian church: the denial of the resurrection. In the Greco-Roman world, many believed in the immortality of the soul but not in the physical resurrection of the body. Paul counters this by emphasizing the resurrection as a core tenet of Christian faith. The resurrection of the dead is a promise found throughout Scripture, including in the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a>) and affirmed by Jesus (e.g., <a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a>). The resurrection is not just a future hope but a present reality that impacts Christian living and belief.<p><b>then not even Christ has been raised</b><br>Paul uses a logical argument to show the implications of denying the resurrection. If the dead are not raised, then Christ's resurrection is also impossible, undermining the entire foundation of Christian faith. The resurrection of Christ is a historical event attested by multiple witnesses (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-3.htm">1 Corinthians 15:3-8</a>) and is central to the gospel message. It fulfills Old Testament prophecies (e.g., <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a>) and typologies, such as Jonah's three days in the fish (<a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a>). Christ's resurrection is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a>), guaranteeing the future resurrection of believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth, a city known for its diverse culture and philosophical thought.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_corinth.htm">The Church in Corinth</a></b><br>A Christian community in a major Greek city, dealing with issues of division and doctrinal confusion, including misunderstandings about the resurrection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/resurrection_of_the_dead.htm">Resurrection of the Dead</a></b><br>A central Christian doctrine affirming that believers will be raised to eternal life, which some in Corinth were questioning.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_resurrection.htm">Christ's Resurrection</a></b><br>The foundational event of Christian faith, affirming Jesus' victory over death and the promise of eternal life for believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/greek_philosophical_thought.htm">Greek Philosophical Thought</a></b><br>The cultural backdrop in Corinth, where some philosophies denied bodily resurrection, influencing the church's beliefs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_resurrection.htm">The Centrality of Resurrection</a></b><br>The resurrection is not an optional belief but central to the Christian faith. Without it, the entire gospel message collapses.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_resurrection_as_assurance.htm">Christ's Resurrection as Assurance</a></b><br>Christ's resurrection is the guarantee of our future resurrection. It assures us of victory over sin and death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_influences_on_belief.htm">Cultural Influences on Belief</a></b><br>Just as Greek philosophy influenced the Corinthians, modern cultural beliefs can impact our understanding of biblical truths. We must remain grounded in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_resurrection_power.htm">Living in Resurrection Power</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in the power of the resurrection now, experiencing transformation and hope in daily life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_this_life.htm">Hope Beyond This Life</a></b><br>The resurrection provides hope beyond the grave, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_entails_being_christ's_ambassador.htm">What does being Christ's ambassador entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_resurrection_body.htm">What is a resurrection body?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_paul's_resurrection_hope_plausible_today.htm">Is Paul’s hope to “attain the resurrection from the dead” in Philippians 3:11 scientifically plausible in light of modern evidence against bodily resurrection? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_rapture_of_the_church.htm">What is the Rapture of the Church?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then is Christ not risen.</span> If the possibility of a resurrection be <span class="accented">generically</span> denied, it cannot in any instance be true. Yet you admit as Christians that Christ rose! and his resurrection "has begotten us again to a lively hope" (<a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a>; see <a href="/2_corinthians/4-14.htm">2 Corinthians 4:14</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:14</a>; <a href="/john/14-19.htm">John 14:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ouk)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">resurrection</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνάστασις</span> <span class="translit">(anastasis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_386.htm">Strong's 386: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [the] dead,</span><br /><span class="grk">νεκρῶν</span> <span class="translit">(nekrōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[then] not even</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδὲ</span> <span class="translit">(oude)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Christos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been raised.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγήγερται</span> <span class="translit">(egēgertai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">1 Corinthians 15:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/15-13.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 15:13 But if there is no resurrection (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>