1 Corinthians 15:13 (YLT)

Passage

and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:11 whether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so ye did believe.

1 Corinthians 15:12 And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he hath risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?

1 Corinthians 15:13 and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;

1 Corinthians 15:14 and if Christ hath not risen, then void <FI>is<Fi> our preaching, and void also your faith,

1 Corinthians 15:15 and we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rising", "again", "dead", "persons", "neither", "hath", "christ", and "risen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rising" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And if Christ is preached that out..." into verse 14's "and if Christ hath not risen then...", so "rising" and "again" 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 "rising" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.