1 Corinthians 15:16

16 For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised [either].

1 Corinthians 15:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 15:16

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.

1 Corinthians 15:16 In-Context

14 But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain.

15 And also we are found [to be] false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if after all, then, the dead are not raised.

16 For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised [either].

17 But if Christ has not been raised, your faith [is] empty; you are still in your sins.

18 And as a further result, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.