1 Corinthians 15:12 – 19

¹²Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of 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 in vain and your faith is in vain.  ¹⁵We 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.  ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.  ¹⁷And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.  ¹⁸Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.  ¹⁹If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.