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Literal Standard Version
1 Corinthians 15:16
for if dead persons do not rise, neither has Christ risen,
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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:
Bible in Basic English
For if it is not possible for the dead to come to life again, then Christ has not come to life again:
For if it is not possible for the dead to come to life again, then Christ has not come to life again:
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
12And if Christ is preached, that He has risen out of the dead, how [do] certain among you say that there is no resurrection of [the] dead? 13And if there is no resurrection of [the] dead, neither has Christ risen; 14and if Christ has not risen, then our preaching [is] void, and your faith [is] also void, 15and we are also found [to be] false witnesses of God, because we testified of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise; 16for if dead persons do not rise, neither has Christ risen,17and if Christ has not risen, your faith is vain, you are yet in your sins; 18then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ perished; 19if we only have hope in Christ in this life, we are to be most pitied of all men.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
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 brings him out outside and says, "Now look attentively toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them"; and He says to him, "Thus is your seed."
and He brings him out outside and says, "Now look attentively toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them"; and He says to him, "Thus is your seed."
Genesis 15:8
and he says, "Lord YHWH, whereby do I know that I possess it?"
and he says, "Lord YHWH, whereby do I know that I possess it?"
Genesis 15:9
And He says to him, "Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a female goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird";
And He says to him, "Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a female goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird";
Genesis 15:11
and the ravenous birds come down on the carcasses, and Abram causes them to turn back.
and the ravenous birds come down on the carcasses, and Abram causes them to turn back.
Exodus 12:40
And the dwelling of the sons of Israel [in] which they have dwelt in Egypt [is] four hundred and thirty years;
And the dwelling of the sons of Israel [in] which they have dwelt in Egypt [is] four hundred and thirty years;
1 Kings 21:26
and he does very abominably to go after the idols, according to all that the Amorite did whom YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel."
and he does very abominably to go after the idols, according to all that the Amorite did whom YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel."
Daniel 8:23
And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, a king stands up, fierce of face, and understanding hidden things;
And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, a king stands up, fierce of face, and understanding hidden things;
1 Thessalonians 2:16
forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, so as to always fill up their sins, but [God's] anger came on them—to the end!
forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, so as to always fill up their sins, but [God's] anger came on them—to the end!
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 âbearâ 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.
