1 Corinthians 15:15

1 Corinthians 15:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
• New International Version (NIV)More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:15

13If the dead can’t be brought back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back to life. 14If Christ hasn’t come back to life, our message has no meaning and your faith also has no meaning. In addition, we are obviously witnesses who lied about God because we testified that he brought Christ back to life. But if it’s true that the dead don’t come back to life, then God didn’t bring Christ back to life. 16Certainly, if the dead don’t come back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back to life either. 17If Christ hasn’t come back to life, your faith is worthless and sin still has you in its power.

1 Corinthians 15:15 word by word

εὑρισκόμεθα δὲ καὶ ψευδομάρτυρες τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅτι ἐμαρτυρήσαμεν κατὰ τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι ἤγειρεν τὸν Χριστὸν ὃν οὐκ ἤγειρεν εἴπερ ἄρα νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yeaδέde · thenG1161
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• we are foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• false witnessesψευδομάρτυρpseudomartur · false witnessG5575
• of Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• we have testifiedμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• ofκατάkata · according toG2596
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he raised upἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• notοὐou · noG3756
• if soεἴπερei per · if so/sinceG1512
• be thatἄραara · thereforeG686
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:15

• Exodus 23:3Never give special favors to poor people in court.
• Job 13:7“Will you talk wickedly for God and talk deceitfully on his behalf?
• Romans 3:7If my lie increases the glory that God receives by showing that God is truthful, why am I still judged as a sinner?
• Acts 2:24But God brought him from death back to life and destroyed the pains of death, because death had no power to hold him.
• Acts 4:10You and all the people of Israel must understand that this man stands in your presence with a healthy body because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You crucified Jesus Christ, but God has brought him back to life.
• Acts 10:39We can testify to everything Jesus did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. People hung him on a cross and killed him,
• Acts 13:30But God brought him back to life,
• Acts 20:21I warned Jews and Greeks to change the way they think and act and to believe in our Lord Jesus.
• 1 Corinthians 15:13If the dead can’t be brought back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back to life.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Yea, and we are found - We are; or we shall be proved to be. It will follow, if the Lord Jesus was not raised up, that we have been false witnesses. Of God - Respecting God. It will be found that we have affirmed that which is not true of God; or have said that he has done that which he has not done. Nothing could be regarded as a greater crime than this, whatever might be the immediate subject under consideration. To bear false witness of a man, or to…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. 14-18If Christ did not rise from the dead, then the Christian faith is pointless. However, Jesus’ resurrection proves that His sacrifice completely atoned for human sins (see 15:3). Without Christ's resurrection, people remain unforgiven and under God's judgment, still guilty of their sins (see Romans 3:19; Ephesians 2:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. testified of God--that is, concerning God. The rendering of others is, "against God" [Vulgate, Estius, Grotius]: the Greek preposition with the genitive implies, not direct antagonism (as the accusative would mean), but indirect to the dishonor of God. English Version is probably better. if so be--as they assert. It is not right to tell untrue stories, though they are told and seem for the glory of God (Job 13:7).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:15

• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Resurrection
• Testimony
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• Christ
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• Flesh
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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