1 Corinthians 15:12

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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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
if	Εἰ Ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
Christ	Χριστὸς Christos	G5547	anointed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
preached	κηρύσσεται kērussetai	G2784	to herald (as a public crier) · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
rose	ἐγήγερται, egēgertai	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively) · verb — perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular
from	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
dead	νεκρῶν nekrōn	G3498	dead (literally or figuratively · adjective — genitive plural masculine
how	πῶς pōs	G4459	an interrogative particle of manner · particle — interrogative
say	λέγουσιν legousin	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
some	τινες tines	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative plural masculine
among	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
no	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
resurrection	ἀνάστασις anastasis	G386	a standing up again · noun — nominative singular feminine
dead	νεκρῶν nekrōn	G3498	dead (literally or figuratively · adjective — genitive plural masculine

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Cross-references

Acts 26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
Acts 17:32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
2 Timothy 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
Acts 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
1 Corinthians 15:13-19 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
2 Thessalonians 2:17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Having confirmed the truth of our Saviour's resurrection, the apostle goes on to refute those among the Corinthians who said there would be none: If Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? Co1 15:12. It seems from this passage, and the course of the argument, there were some among the Corinthians who thought the resurrection an impossibility. This was a common sentiment among the heathens. But against this the apostle produces an incontestable fact, namely, the resurrection of Christ; and he goes on to argue against them from the absurdities that must follow from their principle. As, I. If there be (can be) no resurrect…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:12

if--Seeing that it is an admitted fact that Christ is announced by us eye-witnesses as having risen from the dead, how is it that some of you deny that which is a necessary consequence of Christ's resurrection, namely, the general resurrection? some--Gentile reasoners (Act 17:32; Act 26:8) who would not believe it because they did not see "how" it could be (Co1 15:35-36).

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:12

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. To confute this mongrel Christian, and overturn his bad doctrine, the apostle writes this chapter.

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:12

Now if Christ be preached that he arose from the dead,.... As he was by the Apostle Paul, when at Corinth, and by all the rest of the apostles elsewhere. How say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? Who these were is not certain, whether Hymenaeus and Philetus, whose notion this was, were come hither, or any of their disciples; or whether they were some of the followers of Simon Magus and Cerinthus, who denied the resurrection; or rather, whether they were not Jews, and of the sect of the Sadducees, who though they believed in Christ, retained their old principle, that there is no resurrection of the dead, cannot be affirmed: however, it is certain that they were such a…

The Church Fathers

Paul, in his first epistle to the Corinthians, sets his mark on certain who denied and doubted the resurrection. This opinion was the especial property of the Sadducees.
— Tertullian, The Prescription Against Heretics

Ours is a better faith, which believes in a future Christ, than the heretic's, which has none at all to believe in. Touching the resurrection of the dead, let us first inquire how some persons then denied it.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book V

I am content to illustrate this imperfection by the fact that even those whom he saves are found to possess but an imperfect salvation-that is, they are saved only so far as the soul is concerned, but lost in their body, which, according to him, does not rise again.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book I

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Dictionary and topics

Immortality — Perpetuity of existence. The doctrine of immortality is taught in the Old Testament. It is plainly implied in the writings of Moses (Gen. 5:22, 24; 25:8; 37:35; 47:9; 49:29, comp. Heb. 11:13-16; Ex.…
Corinth · .Heresies in — .Heresies in
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Resurrection, The · Called in question by some in the church — Called in question by some in the church

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 15:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:12

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:12

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 15:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:12

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:12

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 15:11-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:12-34