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THE MESSAGE
1 Corinthians 15:16
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.
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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:
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
12Now, let me ask you something profound yet troubling. If you became believers because you trusted the proclamation that Christ is alive, risen from the dead, how can you let people say that there is no such thing as a resurrection? If there's no resurrection, there's no living Christ. And face it—if there's no resurrection for Christ, everything we've told you is smoke and mirrors, and everything you've staked your life on is smoke and mirrors. Not only that, but we would be guilty of telling a string of barefaced lies about God, all these affidavits we passed on to you verifying that God raised up Christ—sheer fabrications, if there's no resurrection. 16If 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.
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
Then he took him outside and said, "Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You're going to have a big family, Abram!"
Then he took him outside and said, "Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You're going to have a big family, Abram!"
Genesis 15:8
Abram said, "Master God , how am I to know this, that it will all be mine?"
Abram said, "Master God , how am I to know this, that it will all be mine?"
Genesis 15:9
God said, "Bring me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon."
God said, "Bring me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon."
Exodus 12:40
The Israelites had lived in Egypt 430 years. At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, God 's entire army left Egypt. God kept watch all night, watching over the Israelites as he brought them out of Egypt. Because God kept watch, all Israel for all generations will honor God by keeping watch this night—a watchnight.
The Israelites had lived in Egypt 430 years. At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, God 's entire army left Egypt. God kept watch all night, watching over the Israelites as he brought them out of Egypt. Because God kept watch, all Israel for all generations will honor God by keeping watch this night—a watchnight.
Daniel 8:23
"‘As their kingdoms cool down and rebellions heat up, A king will show up, hard-faced, a master trickster. His power will swell enormously. He'll talk big, high-handedly, Doing whatever he pleases, knocking off heroes and holy ones left and right. He'll plot and scheme to make crime flourish— and oh, how it will flourish! He'll think he's invincible and get rid of anyone who gets in his way. But when he takes on the Prince of all princes, he'll be smashed to bits— but not by human hands. This vision of the 2,300 sacrifices, evening and morning, is accurate but confidential. Keep it to yourself. It refers to the far future.'
"‘As their kingdoms cool down and rebellions heat up, A king will show up, hard-faced, a master trickster. His power will swell enormously. He'll talk big, high-handedly, Doing whatever he pleases, knocking off heroes and holy ones left and right. He'll plot and scheme to make crime flourish— and oh, how it will flourish! He'll think he's invincible and get rid of anyone who gets in his way. But when he takes on the Prince of all princes, he'll be smashed to bits— but not by human hands. This vision of the 2,300 sacrifices, evening and morning, is accurate but confidential. Keep it to yourself. It refers to the far future.'
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.
