1. But brothers, I make known to you the Good News, which I brought as Good News to you, which you also did receive, and in which you stand,
2. through which also you are being saved, if you hold fast that word I brought as Good News to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3. For I delivered to you at the first that which I also received: that Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4. and that He was buried, and that He was raised the third day, according to the Scriptures,
5. and that He was seen by Kĕpha, then by the twelve.
6. After that He was seen by over five hundred brothers at one time, of whom the greater part remain till now, but some have fallen asleep.
7. After that He was seen by Ya‛aqoḇ, then by all the emissaries.
8. And last of all He was seen by me also, as if to one born prematurely.
9. For I am the least of the emissaries, who am not worthy to be called an emissary, because I persecuted the assembly of Elohim.
10. But by the favour of Elohim I am what I am, and His favour toward me was not in vain, but I laboured much more than they all, yet not I, but the favour of Elohim with me.
11. Whether, then, it was I or they, so we proclaimed and so you believed.
12. And if Messiah is proclaimed that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13. And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Messiah has not been raised.
14. And if Messiah has not been raised, then our proclaiming is empty, and your belief also empty,
15. and we are also found false witnesses of Elohim, because we have witnessed of Elohim that He raised up Messiah, whom He did not raise up, if then the dead are not raised.