But tell me this
Since we preach that Christ rose from the dead
Why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead
For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either
And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless
And we apostles would all be lying about God for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave
But that can't be true if there is no resurrection of the dead
And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised
And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins
And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world
But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead
He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died