1 Corinthians 15:12

1 Corinthians 15:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• New International Version (NIV)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?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• New King James Version (NKJV)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?

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:12

10But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me. 11So whether it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed and trusted in and relied on with confidence. Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how is it that some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised; 14and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain [useless, amounting to nothing], and your faith is also vain [imaginary, unfounded, devoid of value and benefit—not based on truth].

1 Corinthians 15:12 word by word

Εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς κηρύσσεται ὅτι ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγήγερται, πῶς λέγουσιν ἐν ὑμῖν τινες ὅτι ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν οὐκ ἔστιν;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• be preachedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he roseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• howπῶςpōs · how?!G4459
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noοὐou · noG3756
• resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:12

• 1 Corinthians 15:4and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],
• 1 Corinthians 15:13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;
• Acts 26:8Why is it thought incredible by [any of] you that God raises the dead?
• 2 Thessalonians 2:17comfort and encourage and strengthen your hearts [keeping them steadfast and on course] in every good work and word.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Now if Christ be preached, etc. - Seeing it is true that we have thus preached Christ, and ye have credited this preaching, how say some among you, who have professed to receive this doctrine from us; that there is no resurrection of the dead, though we have shown that his resurrection is the proof and pledge of ours? That there was some false teacher, or teachers, among them, who was endeavoring to incorporate Mosaic rites and ceremonies with the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Now if Christ … - Paul, having 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 stated the direct evidence for the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, proceeds here to demonstrate that the dead would rise, by showing how it followed from the fact that the Lord Jesus had risen, and by showing what consequences would follow from denying it. The whole argument is based on the fact that the Lord Jesus had risen. If that was admitted, he shows that it must follow that his people would also…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Having shown that Christ was risen, the apostle answers those who said there would be no resurrection. There had been no justification, or salvation, if Christ had not risen. And must not faith in Christ be vain, and of no use, if he is still among the dead? The proof of the resurrection of the body is the resurrection of our Lord. Even those who died in the faith, had perished in their sins, if Christ had not risen. All who believe in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Some believers in Corinth struggled to accept the Jewish idea of a bodily resurrection. They preferred the Greek idea of the soul's immortality (compare Acts 17:18, 32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. if--Seeing that it is an admitted fact that Christ is announced by us eye-witnesses as having risen from the dead, how is it that some of you deny that which is a necessary consequence of Christ's resurrection, namely, the general resurrection? some--Gentile reasoners (Ac 17:32; 26:8) who would not believe it because they did not see "how" it could be (1Co 15:35, 36).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:12

• Corinth
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Resurrection
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Resurrection of the dead
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings