1 Corinthians 15:15

New International Reader's Version

More than that, we would be lying about God. We are witnesses that God raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if the dead are not raised.

Cross References

Exodus 23:3

Do not show favor to a poor person in court.

Acts 2:24

But God raised him from the dead. He set him free from the suffering of death. It wasn’t possible for death to keep its hold on Jesus.

Acts 2:32

God has raised this same Jesus back to life. We are all witnesses of this.

Acts 20:21

I have told both Jews and Greeks that they must turn away from their sins to God. They must have faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 4:10

Then listen to this, you and all the people of Israel! You nailed Jesus Christ of Nazareth to the cross. But God raised him from the dead. It is through Jesus’ name that this man stands healed in front of you.

Acts 4:33

With great power the apostles continued their teaching. They were telling people that the Lord Jesus had risen from the dead. And God’s grace was working powerfully in all of them.

1 Corinthians 15:13

If no one rises from the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

1 Corinthians 15:16

If the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But Christ really has been raised from the dead. He is the first of all those who will rise from the dead.