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12 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?
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But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;
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If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
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And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
15 Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.
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More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised.
16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
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For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.
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And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
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Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
19 If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
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If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.
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But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.
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For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
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For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming,
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But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
24 then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
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Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.
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