1 Corinthians 15:15 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Corinthians 15:15 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.

1 Corinthians 15:16 For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "found", "false", "witnesses", "witnessed", "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 hath not been raised..." into verse 16's "For if the dead are not raised...", 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.