1 Corinthians 15:14-19

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁴ and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is in vain, and so is your faith.^{[a] 15} Moreover, we are found to be false witnesses^(A) about God, because we have testified^(B) wrongly about God that he raised up Christ—whom he did not raise up, if in fact the dead are not raised. ¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Those, then, who have fallen asleep in Christ^(C) have also perished. ¹⁹ If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.