1 Corinthians 15:15 (KJV)

Passage

Yea, 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.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

1 Corinthians 15:15 Yea, 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.

1 Corinthians 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "found", "false", "witnesses", "testified", "raised", "christ", and "dead". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "found" and "false", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And if Christ be not risen then..." into verse 16's "For if the dead rise not then...", so "found" and "false" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "found" and "false" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.