1 Corinthians 15:12 BSB

1 Corinthians 15:12

But 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?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

KJV

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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Commentary

3 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book III (202)

It is plain, then, that Paul knew no other Christ besides Him alone, who both suffered, and was buried, and rose gain, who was also born, and whom he speaks of as man. For after remarking, "But if Christ be preached, that He rose from the dead," he continues, rendering the reason of His incarnation, "For since by man came death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead."

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Now if Christ be preached, etc. - Seeing it is true that we have thus preached Christ, and ye have credited this preaching, how say some among you, who have professed to receive this doctrine from us; that there is no resurrection of the dead, though we have shown that his resurrection is the proof and pledge of ours? That there was some false teacher, or teachers, among them, who was endeavoring to incorporate Mosaic rites and ceremonies with the Christian doctrines, and even to blend Sadduceeism with the whole, appears pretty evident.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2287: “"If There Is No Resurrection"” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1892)

OUR religion is not based upon opinions, but upon facts. We hear persons sometimes saying, "Those are your views, and these are ours." Whatever your "views" may be, is a small matter—what are the facts of the case? We must, after all, if we want a firm foundation, come down to matters of fact.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Εἰ	Ei	If	G1487 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
Χριστὸς	Christos	Christ	G5547 →
κηρύσσεται	kērussetai	is preached	G2784 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐκ	ek	out from	G1537 →
νεκρῶν	nekrōn	[the] dead	G3498 →
ἐγήγερται,	egēgertai	He has been raised,	G1453 →
πῶς	pōs	how	G4459 →
λέγουσιν	legousin	say	G3004 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
ὑμῖν	humin	you	G4771 →
τινες	tines	some	G5100 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἀνάστασις	anastasis	a resurrection	G386 →
νεκρῶν	nekrōn	of [the] dead	G3498 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔστιν;	estin	there is?	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 26:8
Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:12–20
  But 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?
- Acts 4:2
  greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
- Acts 17:31–32
  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.”
Through
Acts 17:32
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
leads to
- Acts 26:8
  Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
- Acts 17:18
  Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this…
- Acts 2:13
  But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
Through
Acts 23:8
For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
leads to
- Luke 20:27
  Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
- Matthew 22:23
  That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.