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Moreover,brethren, I declare unto you the gospelwhich I preached unto you,whichalso ye have received, andwhereinyestand;
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Bywhichalso ye are saved, if ye keep[a] in memory whatIpreached unto you,unlessye have believed in vain.
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For I delivered unto you first of allthatwhichIalsoreceived, how that Christdiedforoursinsaccording to the scriptures;
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Andthat he was buried, andthat he rose again the thirddayaccording to the scriptures:
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Andthat he was seen of Cephas,then of the twelve:
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After that, he was seen of above five hundredbrethren at once;ofwhom the greater partremainunto this present,butsomeare fallen asleep.
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After that, he was seen of James;then of all the apostles.
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Andlast of all he was seen of me also,as of one born out of due time.
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ForIam the least of the apostles,thatamnotmeet to be called an apostle,because I persecuted the church of God.
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But by the grace of God I amwhat I am: andhisgrace which was bestowed uponmewasnot in vain;but I laboured more abundantly than theyall:yetnotI,but the grace of Godwhich was withme.
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Thereforewhether it were Iorthey,so we preach, andso ye believed.
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NowifChrist be preachedthat he rosefrom the dead,howsaysomeamongyouthat there isnoresurrection of the dead?
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Butif there benoresurrection of the dead,thenisChristnotrisen:
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AndifChristbenotrisen, then is ourpreachingvain,andyourfaithisalsovain.
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Yea,and we are found false witnesses of God;because we have testifiedofGodthat he raised upChrist:whom he raisednotup, if so be that the deadrisenot.