7. then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;
8. and last of all, as unto one born out of due time, he appeared to me also.
9. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11. Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12. Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13. But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:
14. and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.
15. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.
16. For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
17. and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19. If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most pitiable.