1 Corinthians 15:12 (ASV)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:10 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.

1 Corinthians 15:11 Whether then [it be] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

1 Corinthians 15:12 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?

1 Corinthians 15:13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:

1 Corinthians 15:14 and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "christ", "preached", "hath", "been", "raised", "dead", "some", and "resurrection". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "christ" and "preached", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Whether then it be I or they..." into verse 13's "But if there is no resurrection of...", so "christ" and "preached" 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 "christ" and "preached" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.