1 Corinthians 15:12-19
Summary for 1Cor 15:12-34: 15:12-34 a Paul now makes the case for a future resurrection.Summary for 1Cor 15:12-20: 15:12-20 b Christ’s resurrection confirms the reality of the future resurrection. 15:12 c Some believers in Corinth apparently had a difficult time accepting the Jewish notion of a bodily resurrection of the dead, preferring instead the Greek notion of the immortality of the soul (cp. Acts 17:18 d, 32 e).
Summary for 1Cor 15:14-18: 15:14-18 f If Christ has not risen from the dead, then Christian faith is useless. But in reality, Jesus’ resurrection is proof that the sacrifice of Christ fully atoned for human sins (see 15:3 g). If Christ has not been raised, then human beings remain unforgiven, under the judgment of God—still guilty of their sins (see Rom 3:19 h; Eph 2:1-3 i).
15:19 j Without eternal life, faithful believers are more to be pitied than anyone in the world because they suffer persecution and deprivation. But they find their joy in anticipating what lies beyond this life, as did both Jesus (see Heb 12:2 k) and Paul (see 2 Cor 4:16-18 l; Phil 1:21-23 m; 3:7-11 n).
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