1 Corinthians 15:13

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
if	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
be	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
then	οὐδὲ oude	G3761	not however · conjunction — negative
is	ἐγήγερται· egēgertai	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively) · verb — perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular
Christ	Χριστὸς Christos	G5547	anointed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
not	οὐδέ oudé	G3761	not however
risen	ἐγείρω egeírō	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively)

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Cross-references

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:
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mor…
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Romans 4:24-25 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
2 Corinthians 4:10-14 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by t…
1 Corinthians 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

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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 15:13

If there be no general resurrection, which is the consequent, then there can have been no resurrection of Christ, which is the antecedent. The head and the members of the body stand on the same footing: what does not hold good of them, does not hold good of Him either: His resurrection and theirs are inseparably joined (compare Co1 15:20-22; Joh 14:19).

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:13

If there be no resurrection of the dead - As Christ was partaker of the same flesh and blood with us, and he promised to raise mankind from the dead through his resurrection, if the dead rise not then Christ has had no resurrection. There seem to have been some at Corinth who, though they denied the resurrection of the dead, admitted that Christ had risen again: the apostle's argument goes therefore to state that, if Christ was raised from the dead, mankind may be raised; if mankind cannot be raised from the dead, then the body of Christ was never raised.

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:13

But if there be no resurrection of the dead,.... If there is no such thing as a resurrection of any, if the thing is not possible, if it never has been, is, or will be true in fact: then is Christ not risen. The apostle argues from a general, to a particular; from the general resurrection of the dead, to the particular resurrection of Christ; and from a negation of the one, to a negation of the other; for what does not agree with the whole, does not agree with the part; and what is true of the whole, is true of the part; but if the resurrection of Christ is not true, many are the absurdities that must follow upon it, and which the apostle next enumerates.

The Church Fathers

The one depends on the other. Either you believe both, or you believe neither.
— Pelagius, COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 15

Christ died and rose again for nothing if we are not to rise again as well.
— Severian of Gabala, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

Moreover, they even show themselves to be false witnesses of God, because they testified that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise. And we remain in our sins still. And those who have slept in Christ have perished; destined, forsooth, to rise again, but peradventure in a phantom state, just like Christ.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book III

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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.…
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Resurrection, The · A first principle of the gospel — A first principle of the gospel

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 15:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:13

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:13

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 15:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:13

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:13

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 15:11-19

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