7. After that, he appeared unto James; then to all the apostles.
8. And last of all he appeared unto me also, as of one born out of due time.
9. For I am the least of the apostles, for I am not worthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God.
10. But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace towards me was not in vain, for I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11. Therefore, whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12. Now if the Christ is preached that rose 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, then neither is Christ risen;
14. and if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain.
15. And we are even found false witnesses of God because we have testified of God that he raised up the Christ, whom he did not raise up, if it so be that the dead do not rise.
16. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not raised either;
17. and if Christ is not raised, your faith is vain; ye are even yet in your sins.
18. Then those also who are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.