1 Corinthians 15:12 (WEB)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

1 Corinthians 15:11 Whether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.

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, neither has Christ been raised.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "christ", "preached", "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 is 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.