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, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain.
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We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ—whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.
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For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised.
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If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
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Then those also who have died in Christ have perished.
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