For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised. ] This is a repetition of the argument in ( 1 Corinthians 15:13 ) made partly to show the importance of it, and partly to observe other absurdities, following upon the conclusion of it.
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and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe.
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More than that, we are shown to be lying about God, because we said that he raised Christ from death - but if it is true that the dead are not raised to life, then he did not raise Christ.
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For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised.
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And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is a delusion and you are still lost in your sins.
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It would also mean that the believers in Christ who have died are lost.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.