1 Corinthians 15:16
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
KJV
εἰ γὰρ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται, οὐδὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται·
Greek NT
Nam si mortui non resurgunt, neque Christus resurrexit.
Vulgate
For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
ASV
For if the dead rise not again, neither is Christ risen again.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
νεκρός
nekros
adjective · 128×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐδέ
oude
conjunction · 137×
ἐγείρω
egeiro
verb · 143×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Q. How does Christ's resurrection benefit us? A. First, by his resurrection he has overcome death, so that he might make us share in the righteousness he won for us by his death. Second, by his power we too are already now raised to a new life. Third, Christ's resurrection is a guarantee of our glorious resurrection.
We believe also in the resurrection of the dead. For there will be in truth, there will be, a resurrection of the dead, and by resurrection we mean resurrection of bodies. 1 Corinthians 15:35-44 For resurrection is the second state of that which has fallen. For the souls are immortal, and hence how can they rise again? For if they define death as the separation of soul and body…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
- 1Cor 15:29 — Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
- Rom 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 mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.