^{4 Ref} and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;

^{5 Ref} and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;

^{6 Ref} then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

^{7 Ref} then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;

^{8 Ref} and last of all, as to the `child' untimely born, he appeared to me also.

^{9 Ref} For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

^{10 Ref} But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

^{11 Ref} Whether then `it be' I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

^{12 Ref} Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

^{13 Ref} But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:

^{14 Ref} and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.

^{15 Ref} Yea, we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.

¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:

^{17 Ref} and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

^{18 Ref} Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

^{19 Ref} If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

^{20 Ref} But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

^{21 Ref} For since by man `came' death, by man `came' also the resurrection of the dead.