1 Corinthians 15:12-20 And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he has risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?

RYLT⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he has risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons? ¹³ and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither has Christ risen; ¹⁴ and if Christ has not risen, then void is our preaching, and void also your faith, ¹⁵ and we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise; ¹⁶ for if dead persons do not rise, neither has Christ risen, ¹⁷ and if Christ has not risen, vain is your faith, you are yet in your sins; ¹⁸ then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish; ¹⁹ if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied. ²⁰ And now, Christ has risen out of the dead -- the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,