Discovery Box1 Corinthians 15:3-4 
Context15:3 For I passed on to you as of first importance 1 what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, 15:4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised 2 on the third day according to the scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:14-20
Context15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is futile and your faith is empty. 15:15 Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised. 15:16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins. 15:18 Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep 3 in Christ have also perished. 15:19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.
15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
1 tn Grk “among (the) first things.”
2 tn Grk “he has been raised/is raised,” using a Greek tense that points to the present effect of the act of raising him. But in English idiom the temporal phrase “on the third day” requires a different translation of the verb.
3 tn See the note on the word “asleep” in 15:6. This term is also used in v. 20.
