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1 Corinthians 15:16
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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Christian Standard Bible®
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
King James Version (1611)
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised.
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised.
King James Version
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
English Standard Version
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
New American Standard Bible
For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised;
For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised;
New Century Version
If the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised either.
If the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised either.
Amplified Bible
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised, either;
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised, either;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
Legacy Standard Bible
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
Berean Standard Bible
For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.
Contemporary English Version
So if the dead won't be raised to life, Christ wasn't raised to life.
So if the dead won't be raised to life, Christ wasn't raised to life.
Complete Jewish Bible
For if the dead are not raised, then the Messiah has not been raised either;
For if the dead are not raised, then the Messiah has not been raised either;
Darby Translation
For if [those that are] dead are not raised, neither is Christ raised;
For if [those that are] dead are not raised, neither is Christ raised;
Easy-to-Read Version
If those who have died are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
If those who have died are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For if the dead be not raised, then is Christ not raised.
For if the dead be not raised, then is Christ not raised.
George Lamsa Translation
For if the dead rise not, then neither did Christ rise:
For if the dead rise not, then neither did Christ rise:
Good News Translation
For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised.
Lexham English Bible
For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised either.
For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised either.
Literal Translation
For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised.
American Standard Version
For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
Hebrew Names Version
For if the dead aren't raised, neither has Messiah been raised.
For if the dead aren't raised, neither has Messiah been raised.
International Standard Version
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised,
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised,
Etheridge Translation
For if the dead rise not, Meshiha also hath not risen
For if the dead rise not, Meshiha also hath not risen
Murdock Translation
For, if the dead will not arise, the Messiah also hath not risen.
For, if the dead will not arise, the Messiah also hath not risen.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For yf the dead ryse not agayne, then is not Christe rysen agayne.
For yf the dead ryse not agayne, then is not Christe rysen agayne.
English Revised Version
For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
World English Bible
For if the dead aren't raised, neither has Christ been raised.
For if the dead aren't raised, neither has Christ been raised.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For if the dead rise not, neither is Christ raised:
For if the dead rise not, neither is Christ raised:
Weymouth's New Testament
For if none of the dead are raised to life, then Christ has not risen;
For if none of the dead are raised to life, then Christ has not risen;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forwhi if deed men risen not ayen, nether Crist roos ayen;
Forwhi if deed men risen not ayen, nether Crist roos ayen;
Update Bible Version
For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised:
For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised:
Webster's Bible Translation
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
New English Translation
For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.
New King James Version
For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
New Living Translation
And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised.
And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised.
New Life Bible
If the dead are not raised, then not even Christ was raised from the dead.
If the dead are not raised, then not even Christ was raised from the dead.
New Revised Standard
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, if the dead are not raised, not even Christ, hath been raised;
For, if the dead are not raised, not even Christ, hath been raised;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For if the dead rise not again, neither is Christ risen again.
For if the dead rise not again, neither is Christ risen again.
Revised Standard Version
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised.
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For yf the deed ryse not agayne then is Christ not rysen agayne.
For yf the deed ryse not agayne then is Christ not rysen agayne.
Young's Literal Translation
for if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen,
for if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For yf the deed ryse not agayne, the is Christ also not rysen agayne.
For yf the deed ryse not agayne, the is Christ also not rysen agayne.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for if the dead are not raised, then was not Christ raised:
for if the dead are not raised, then was not Christ raised:
THE MESSAGE
If corpses can't be raised, then Christ wasn't, because he was indeed dead. And if Christ weren't raised, then all you're doing is wandering about in the dark, as lost as ever. It's even worse for those who died hoping in Christ and resurrection, because they're already in their graves. If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we're a pretty sorry lot. But the truth is that Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of those who are going to leave the cemeteries.
If corpses can't be raised, then Christ wasn't, because he was indeed dead. And if Christ weren't raised, then all you're doing is wandering about in the dark, as lost as ever. It's even worse for those who died hoping in Christ and resurrection, because they're already in their graves. If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we're a pretty sorry lot. But the truth is that Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of those who are going to leave the cemeteries.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Let me repeat, if those cowboys who die aren't going to be raised up, then Jesus wasn't either.
Let me repeat, if those cowboys who die aren't going to be raised up, then Jesus wasn't either.
Contextual Overview
12 Now if the good news says that Christ came back from the dead, how do some of you say that there is no coming back from the dead? 13 But if there is no coming back from the dead, then Christ has not come back from the dead: 14 And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect. 15 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. 16 For if it is not possible for the dead to come to life again, then Christ has not come to life again: 17 And if that is so, your faith is of no effect; you are still in your sins. 18 And, in addition, the dead in Christ have gone to destruction. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most unhappy.
Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Romans 8:11 - he that raised 1 Corinthians 15:4 - he rose 1 Corinthians 15:29 - what
Cross-References
Genesis 15:5
And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.
And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.
Genesis 15:8
And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?
And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?
Genesis 15:9
And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.
And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.
Genesis 15:11
And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.
And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.
Exodus 12:40
Now the children of Israel had been living in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years.
Now the children of Israel had been living in Egypt for four hundred and thirty years.
1 Kings 21:26
He did a very disgusting thing in going after false gods, doing all the things the Amorites did, whom the Lord sent out before the children of Israel.)
He did a very disgusting thing in going after false gods, doing all the things the Amorites did, whom the Lord sent out before the children of Israel.)
Daniel 8:23
And in the later years of their kingdom, when their evil doings have become complete, there will come up a king full of pride and expert in dark sayings.
And in the later years of their kingdom, when their evil doings have become complete, there will come up a king full of pride and expert in dark sayings.
1 Thessalonians 2:16
Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.
Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For if the dead rise not ... - This is a repetition of what is said in 1 Corinthians 15:13. It is repeated here, evidently, because of its importance. It was a great and momentous truth which would “bear” repetition, that if there was no resurrection, as some held, then it would follow that the Lord Jesus was not raised up.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 15:16. False witnesses — As having testified the fact of Christ's resurrection, as a matter which ourselves had witnessed, when we knew that we bore testimony to a falsehood. But could five hundred persons agree in this imposition? And if they did, is it possible that some one would not discover the cheat, when he could have no interest in keeping the secret, and might greatly promote his secular interest by making the discovery? Such a case never occurred, and never can occur. The testimony, therefore, concerning the resurrection of Christ, is incontrovertibly true.
If so be that the dead rise not. — This clause is wanting in DE, Syriac, some of the Slavonian, and Itala; several also of the primitive fathers omit it. Its great similarity to the following words might be the cause of its omission by some copyists.
