Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 15:12

"Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?" — 1 Corinthians 15:12 (ASV)

If Christ be preached that he rose from the dead.—Better, is being preached. It has been proved as a matter of historical fact that a man has risen from the dead; it is therefore illogical to say that there is no resurrection of the dead.