15 And we are found also false witnesses of God: for we have testified of God, that he hath raised up Christ: whom he hath not raised up, if so be the dead be not raised.

16 [a]For if the dead be not raised, then is Christ not raised.

17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain: [b]ye are [c]yet in your sins.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:16 He repeateth the same argument taken of an absurdity, purposing to show how faith is in vain if the resurrection of Christ be taken away.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:17 First, seeing death is the punishment of sin, in vain should we believe that our sins were forgiven us, if they remain: but they do remain, if Christ rose not from death.
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:17 They are yet in their sins, which are not sanctified, nor have obtained remission of their sins.

15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.(A) But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.(B)

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