1 Corinthians 15:13

13 If that is true, it means that Christ was not raised;

1 Corinthians 15:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 15:13

But if there be no resurrection of the dead
If there is no such thing as a resurrection of any, if the thing is not possible, if it never has been, is, or will be true in fact:

then is Christ not risen.
The apostle argues from a general, to a particular; from the general resurrection of the dead, to the particular resurrection of Christ; and from a negation of the one, to a negation of the other; for what does not agree with the whole, does not agree with the part; and what is true of the whole, is true of the part; but if the resurrection of Christ is not true, many are the absurdities that must follow upon it, and which the apostle next enumerates.

1 Corinthians 15:13 In-Context

11 So then, whether it came from me or from them, this is what we all preach, and this is what you believe.

12 Now, since our message is that Christ has been raised from death, how can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life?

13 If that is true, it means that Christ was not raised;

14 and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe.

15 More than that, we are shown to be lying about God, because we said that he raised Christ from death - but if it is true that the dead are not raised to life, then he did not raise Christ.