1 Corinthians 15:3-23

3ForG1063 whatG3739 I receivedG3880 I passed onG3860 to youG4771 as ofG1722 first importanceG4413: thatG3754 ChristG5547 diedG599 forG5228 ourG1473 sinsG266 according toG2596 theG3588 ScripturesG1124, 4thatG3754 He was buriedG2290, thatG3754 He was raisedG1453 on theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250 according toG2596 theG3588 ScripturesG1124, 5andG2532 thatG3754 He appearedG3708 to CephasG27861 and thenG1534 to theG3588 TwelveG1427. 6After thatG1899, He appearedG3708 to more thanG1883 five hundredG4001 brothersG80 at onceG2178, mostG4119 ofG1537 whomG3739 are still livingG3306G2193G737, thoughG1161 someG5100 have fallen asleepG2837. 7ThenG1899 He appearedG3708 to JamesG2385, thenG1534 to allG3956 theG3588 apostlesG652. 8AndG1161 lastG2078 of allG3956 He appearedG3708 to me alsoG2504, asG5619 toG3588 one of untimely birthG1626.

9ForG1063 IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 leastG1646 of theG3588 apostlesG652 and amG1510 unworthyG3756G2425 to be calledG2564 an apostleG652, becauseG1360 I persecutedG1377 theG3588 churchG1577 of GodG2316. 10ButG1161 by the graceG5485 of GodG2316 I amG1510 whatG3739 I amG1510, andG2532 HisG846 graceG5485 toG1519 meG1473 was notG3756G1096 in vainG2756. NoG235, I workedG2872 harderG4053 than all of themG3956G846—yetG1161 notG3756 IG1473, butG235 theG3588 graceG5485 of GodG2316 thatG3588 was withG4862 meG1473. 11WhetherG1535, thenG3767, it was IG1473 orG1535 theyG1565, this is whatG3779 we preachG2784, andG2532 this is whatG3779 you believedG4100.

12ButG1161 ifG1487 it is preachedG2784 thatG3754 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498, howG4459 can someG5100 ofG1722 youG4771 sayG3004 thatG3754 there isG1510 noG3756 resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498? 13IfG1487 there isG1510 noG3756 resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498, then not evenG3761 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453. 14AndG1161 ifG1487 ChristG5547 has not been raisedG3756G1453, ourG1473 preachingG2782 is worthlessG2756, andG2532 so is yourG4771 faithG4102. 15In that caseG1161, we are also exposed asG2532G2147 false witnessesG5575 about GodG2316. ForG3754 we have testifiedG3140 aboutG2596 GodG2316 thatG3754 He raisedG1453 Christ from the deadG5547, but He did not raiseG3756G1453 Him ifG1512 in factG686 the deadG3498 are not raisedG3756G1453.

16ForG1063 ifG1487 the deadG3498 are not raisedG3756G1453, then not evenG3761 ChristG5547 has been raisedG1453. 17AndG1161 ifG1487 ChristG5547 has not been raisedG3756G1453, yourG4771 faithG4102 isG1510 futileG3152; you areG1510 stillG2089 inG1722 yourG4771 sinsG266. 18ThenG686 thoseG3588 alsoG2532 who have fallen asleepG2837 inG1722 ChristG5547 have perishedG622. 19IfG1487 ourG1510 hopeG1679 inG1722 ChristG5547 is forG1722 thisG3778 lifeG2222 aloneG3440, we areG1510 to be pitied moreG1652 than allG3956 menG444.

20ButG1161 ChristG5547 has indeedG3570 been raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498, the firstfruitsG536 of those whoG3588 have fallen asleepG2837. 21ForG1063 sinceG1894 deathG2288 came throughG1223 a manG444, the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498 comes alsoG2532 throughG1223 a manG444. 22For asG5618 inG1722 AdamG76 allG3956 dieG599, soG3779G2532 inG1722 ChristG5547 allG3956 will be made aliveG2227. 23ButG1161 eachG1538 inG1722 his ownG2398 turnG5001: ChristG5547 the firstfruitsG536; thenG1899 atG1722 HisG846 comingG3952, thoseG3588 who belong toG3588 Him.