1 Corinthians 15:12

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Now if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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  • Acts 23:8 : 8 For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees affirm them all.
  • 2 Tim 2:18 : 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.
  • Acts 17:32 : 32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, 'We want to hear you again on this matter.'
  • Acts 26:8 : 8 Why is it considered unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
  • 1 Cor 15:13-19 : 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith. 15 Furthermore, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
  • 2 Thess 2:17 : 17 comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.

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  • 1 Cor 15:13-22
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    91%

    13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

    14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith.

    15Furthermore, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

    16For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

    17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

    18Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

    19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

    20But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

    21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man.

    22For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

  • 1 Cor 15:35
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    35But someone will ask, 'How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?'

  • 1 Cor 15:3-6
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    3For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

    4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

    5and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.

    6After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Cor 15:11
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    11Whether then it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

  • 1 Cor 15:29
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    29Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

  • 1 Cor 15:42-44
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    76%

    42So it is with the resurrection of the dead: what is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.

    43It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

    44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

  • Acts 17:32
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    32When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, 'We want to hear you again on this matter.'

  • Acts 13:30
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    30But God raised Him from the dead.

  • Rom 8:10-11
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    10But if Christ is in you, even though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.

    11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you.

  • Phil 3:11
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    11and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

  • Acts 17:3
    73%

    3He explained and presented evidence that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, 'This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.'

  • 1 Thess 4:13-15
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    13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

    14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.

    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

  • 2 Cor 5:15
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    15And he died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

  • Eph 5:14
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    14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

  • Rom 6:8-9
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    8Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.

    9We know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has power over Him.

  • Rom 14:9
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    9For this reason Christ died, returned to life, and rose again, so that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

  • 2 Tim 2:18
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    18who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.

  • Acts 26:8
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    8Why is it considered unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?

  • 1 Pet 4:6
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    6For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they may be judged according to human standards in the body but live according to God in the spirit.

  • 1 Cor 15:32
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    32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus merely from a human point of view, what benefit is that to me? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'

  • Rom 6:5
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    5For if we have been united with Him in the likeness of His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in the resurrection.

  • John 11:25
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    25Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.'

  • 2 Cor 4:12
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    12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • Mark 16:6
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    6He said to them, 'Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.'

  • Acts 13:37
    70%

    37But He whom God raised did not see decay.

  • Matt 22:31
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    31And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

  • 2 Cor 4:14
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    14We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you.

  • Acts 2:32
    69%

    32This Jesus God has raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.

  • Luke 24:6
    69%

    6He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

  • 1 Cor 15:1
    69%

    1Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, which you also received and in which you stand.

  • Mark 12:18
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    18Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

  • Acts 3:15
    69%

    15You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.