1 Corinthians 15:13

If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. It matters because denying resurrection in principle denies Christ's own rising.

Cross-references · 14

• John 11:25–26Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
• 1 Th 4:14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
• Rom 8:11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
• Rev 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
• Rom 4:24–25but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 2 Cor 4:10–14We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
• Heb 13:20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
• 1 Cor 15:20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
• Col 3:1–4Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
• 2 Tim 4:8From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
• Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
• Rom 8:23Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
• Heb 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

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