1 Corinthians 15:14 (LSB)

Passage

And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:12 Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

1 Corinthians 15:13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised.

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

1 Corinthians 15:15 Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we bore witness against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

1 Corinthians 15:16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "christ", "been", "raised", "preaching", and "vain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "But if there is no resurrection of..." into verse 15's "Moreover we are even found to be...", so "faith" and "christ" 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 "faith" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.