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 did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.
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Yes, and we are seen to be false witnesses of God; because we gave witness of God that by his power Christ came again from the dead: which is not true if there is no coming back from the dead.
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For if it is not possible for the dead to come to life again, then Christ has not come to life again:
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And if that is so, your faith is of no effect; you are still in your sins.
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And, in addition, the dead in Christ have gone to destruction.
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