1 Corinthians 15:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:12 — KJV
“Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?”
— 1 Corinthians 15:12 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:12 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 15:12
“Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. overthrown: Heb. fallen”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:12: now, say, some
“And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:12: now, rose, how
“Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. babbler: or, base fellow”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:12: preached, say, some
“But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:12: dead, how, say
“Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:12: now, say, some
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