(36)Did the word of God come forth from you? Or came it unto you alone? (37)If any one thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the Lord's commandments. (38)But if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant. (39)Wherefore, brethren, desire earnestly the gift of prophecy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. (40)But let all things be done decently and in order. XV. AND I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand; (2)through which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word with which I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain. (3)For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; (4)and that he was buried, and that he has risen on the third day according to the Scriptures; (5)and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve; (6)after that, he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep. (7)After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles. (8)And last of all he appeared to me also, as the one born out of due time. (9)For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. (10)But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. (11)Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. (12)Now if Christ is preached that he has risen from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? (13)But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ risen; (14)and if Christ has not risen, then is our preaching vain, and vain also your faith. (15)And we are also found false witnesses of God; because we testified of God, that he raised up Christ; whom he raised not, if it be so that the dead rise not. (16)For if the dead rise not, neither has Christ risen; (17)and if Christ has not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. (18)Then also they who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. (19)If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.