1 Corinthians 15:12-19 (Epistle)
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- Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- 13
- But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.
- 14
- And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
- 15
- Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up – if in fact the dead do not rise.
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- For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
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- And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
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- Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
- 19
- If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.