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

18 [c]And so they which are asleep in Christ, are perished.

19 [d]If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most miserable.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:17 They are yet in their sins, which are not sanctified, nor have obtained remission of their sins.
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:18 Secondly, unless that this be certain that Christ rose again, all they which died in Christ, are perished. So then what profit cometh of faith?
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:19 The third argument, which is also taken from an absurdity: for unless there be another life, wherein such as trust and believe in Christ shall be blessed, they were the most miserable of all creatures, because in this life they are the most miserable.

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