“"And if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain." Although what followed in due course would have been, "but if Christ be not risen, ye fight against things evident, and against so many prophets, and the truth of facts;" nevertheless he states what is much more fearful to them:…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on 1 Corinthians 39
Original
14And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
Preparing…
Kids
Preparing…
In context
12Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
— 1 Corinthians 15:14 —
15Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
16For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: