1 Corinthians 15:13
New International Version
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

New Living Translation
For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either.

English Standard Version
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

Berean Standard Bible
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

Berean Literal Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.

King James Bible
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

New King James Version
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.

New American Standard Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;

NASB 1995
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;

NASB 1977
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;

Legacy Standard Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised.

Amplified Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;

Christian Standard Bible
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised;

American Standard Version
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:

Contemporary English Version
If they won't be raised to life, Christ himself wasn't raised to life.

English Revised Version
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If the dead can't be brought back to life, then Christ hasn't come back to life.

Good News Translation
If that is true, it means that Christ was not raised;

International Standard Version
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then the Messiah has not been raised,

Majority Standard Bible
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

NET Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

New Heart English Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not raised.

Weymouth New Testament
If there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then Christ Himself has not risen to life.

World English Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And if there is no resurrection of [the] dead, neither has Christ risen;

Berean Literal Bible
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.

Young's Literal Translation
and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;

Smith's Literal Translation
And if there is no rising up of the dead, neither has Christ risen:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen again.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not risen.

New American Bible
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised.

New Revised Standard Version
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ also has not risen:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if there is no life for the dead, even The Messiah has not risen.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But if a resurrection of the dead is impossible, Christ has not been raised.

Godbey New Testament
but if there is no resurrection of the dead, Christ is not risen:

Haweis New Testament
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither is Christ risen:

Mace New Testament
for if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.

Weymouth New Testament
If there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead, then Christ Himself has not risen to life.

Worrell New Testament
But, if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised;

Worsley New Testament
for if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Resurrection of the Dead
12But 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? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.…

Cross References
Romans 8:11
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.

1 Thessalonians 4:14
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.

John 11:25-26
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?”

Acts 17:31
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.”

Philippians 3:10-11
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.

2 Timothy 2:18
who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.

Matthew 22:31-32
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.”

John 5:28-29
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.

Romans 6:5
For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.

1 Peter 1:3
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,

Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Ezekiel 37:12-14
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.’”

Isaiah 26:19
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.

Job 19:25-27
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!

Hebrews 6:2
instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.


Treasury of Scripture

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

1 Corinthians 15:20
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

John 11:25,26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: …

Acts 23:8
For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

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1 Corinthians 15
1. By Christ's resurrection,
12. he proves the necessity of our resurrection,
16. against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.
21. The fruit,
35. and the manner thereof;
51. and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.














If there is no resurrection of the dead
This phrase challenges the very foundation of Christian faith. The Greek word for "resurrection" is "anastasis," which means a rising up or standing again. In the historical context of Corinth, some were influenced by Greek philosophy, which often denied bodily resurrection. Paul addresses this skepticism by emphasizing that the resurrection is not just a spiritual concept but a physical reality. The resurrection of the dead is a cornerstone of Christian eschatology, affirming that death is not the end for believers. This belief is rooted in Jewish tradition, where the resurrection was anticipated as part of God's ultimate redemption plan.

then not even Christ has been raised
Here, Paul uses a logical argument to underscore the importance of the resurrection. The Greek word for "raised" is "egeiro," which means to awaken or lift up. Paul asserts that if the resurrection is impossible, then Christ's resurrection is also impossible, which would nullify the entire Christian message. Historically, the resurrection of Christ is the pivotal event that validates His divinity and the truth of His teachings. Without it, the Christian faith would be in vain. This statement is a call to recognize the resurrection as a historical and transformative event that assures believers of their future resurrection and eternal life.

Verse 13. - Then is Christ not risen. If the possibility of a resurrection be generically 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" (1 Peter 1:3; see 2 Corinthians 4:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; John 14:19).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
If
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

there is
ἔστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

no
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

resurrection
ἀνάστασις (anastasis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 386: A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.

of [the] dead,
νεκρῶν (nekrōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.

[then] not even
οὐδὲ (oude)
Adverb
Strong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.

Christ
Χριστὸς (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

has been raised.
ἐγήγερται (egēgertai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.


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