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Green's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 15:14
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and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is in vain, and so is your faith.
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vaine, and your faith is also vaine:
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is in vain.
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is worth nothing, and your faith is worth nothing.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain [useless, amounting to nothing], and your faith is also vain [imaginary, unfounded, devoid of value and benefit—not based on truth].
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.
And if Christ wasn't raised to life, our message is worthless, and so is your faith.
and if the Messiah has not been raised, then what we have proclaimed is in vain; also your trust is in vain;
but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also [is] our preaching, and vain also your faith.
And if Christ has never been raised, then the message we tell is worth nothing. And your faith is worth nothing.
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vaine, and your faith is also vaine.
And if Christ is not risen, then is our preaching in vain, and your faith is also in vain;
and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe.
But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain.
and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.
And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.
If Messiah has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our message means nothing and yourour">[fn] faith means nothing.
And if the Meshiha hath not risen, vain is our proclamation, and vain also your faith.
And if the Messiah hath not risen, our preaching is vain, and your faith also vain.
If Christe be not rysen agayne, then is our preachyng vayne, and your fayth is also vayne.
and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.
If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.
And if Christ be not raised, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
And if Christ has not risen, it follows that what we preach is a delusion, and that your faith also is a delusion.
And if Crist roos not, oure preching is veyn, oure feith is veyn.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is also vain, [and] your faith is also vain.
And if Christ is not raised, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is futile and your faith is empty.
And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.
If Christ was not raised from the dead, then what we preach to you is worth nothing. Your faith in Christ is worth nothing.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain.
And, if Christ, hath not been raised, void, after all, is our proclamation, void also, our faith, -
And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain: and your faith is also vain.
if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
If Christ be not rysen then is oure preachinge vayne and youre faith is also in vayne.
and if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,
Yf Christ be not rysen, then is oure preachinge in vayne,and youre faith is also in vayne:
and if Christ be not risen, then our preaching is empty talk, and your faith even meer amusement.
And if he didn't come back, then everything we've told you is a farce . . . and so is your faith.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Corinthians 15:2, 1 Corinthians 15:17, Psalms 73:13, Isaiah 49:4, Genesis 8:8, Matthew 15:9, Acts 17:31, Galatians 2:2, James 1:26, James 2:20
Reciprocal: Psalms 127:1 - they labour Mark 7:7 - in vain John 16:10 - righteousness Acts 25:19 - which Romans 10:9 - and shalt Galatians 2:21 - Christ
Cross-References
After these things the Word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do not fear, Abram; I am your shield, your reward will increase greatly.
And Abram said, Lord Jehovah, what will You give to me since I am going childless and the son of the inheritance of my house is Eleazar of Damascus?
And behold! The Word of Jehovah came to him saying, This one shall not be inheriting. But he that shall come forth out of your own bowels shall be your heir.
And He brought him outside and said, Look now at the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them. And He said to him, So shall your seed be.
And he believed in Jehovah. And He counted it to him for righteousness.
And He said to him, I am Jehovah who caused you to come out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.
And He said to him, Take for Me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtledove, even a nestling.
And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
and I also will judge that nation whom they shall serve; and afterward they shall come out with great substance.
On that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, I have given this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if Christ be not risen,.... If this is a truth, and must be taken as granted, as it must be, if there is no resurrection at all:
then is our preaching vain; false, empty, delusory, unprofitable, and useless; not only that part of it which more especially concerns the resurrection of Christ, but even the whole of it; preaching Christ as the Son of God, which was the subject of the apostle's ministry, and which he set out with, is to no purpose, if he is not risen; for one considerable proof of his sonship depends upon his resurrection, which is the declaration of it; for who can believe him to be the Son of God, if he is detained under the power of the grave? one reason why he could not be held of death, and the pains and cords of it, any longer than was necessary, and was his pleasure, was because he was the Son of God, as well as surety of his people, who had paid the whole debt: so the preaching of his incarnation, obedience, sufferings, and death, is of no use and avail, if he has not abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light, first in himself, and then for his people:
and your faith is also vain; either the grace of faith, by which they believed on Christ, or the doctrine of faith; or since this is repeated, 1 Corinthians 15:17 the one may be meant here, and the other there. The doctrine of faith they had given their assent to, not only respecting the resurrection of Christ, but any other truth relating to his person and office, must be vain and empty, and without any foundation; even that faith which is one, uniform, harmonious, and consistent, which was once delivered to the saints; which they are to stand fast in, to strive, contend, and fight for, and not part with at any rate, upon any account whatever; and yet this, and the preaching and belief of it, are useless and insignificant things, if Christ is not risen; such wretched absurdities must follow upon the denial of that truth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And if Christ is not risen, then is our preaching vain - Another consequence which must follow if it be held that there was no resurrection, and consequently that Christ was not risen. it would be vain and useless to preach. The substance of their preaching was that Christ was raised up; and all their preaching was based on that. If that were not true, the whole system was false, and Christianity was an imposition. The word vain here seems to include the idea of useless, idle, false. It would be âfalseâ to affirm that the Christian system was from heaven; it would be useless to proclaim such a system, since it could save no one.
And your faith is also vain - It is useless to believe. It can be of no advantage. If Christ was not raised, he was an impostor, since he repeatedly declared that he would rise Matthew 16:21; Matthew 18:22-23; Luke 9:22, and since the whole of his religion depended on that. The system could not be true unless Christ had been raised, as he said he would be; and to believe a false system could be of no use to any man. The argument here is one addressed to all their feelings, their hopes, and their belief. It is drawn from all their convictions that the system was true. Were they, could they be prepared to admit a doctrine which involved the consequence that all the evidences which they had that the apostles preached the truth were delusive, and that all the evidences of the truth of Christianity which had affected their minds and won their hearts were false and deceptive? If they were not prepared for this, then it followed that they should not abandon or doubt the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 15:14. Then is our preaching vain — Our whole doctrine is useless, nugatory and false.
And your faith is also vain. — Your belief of a false doctrine must necessarily be to you unprofitable.
