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.

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

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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.
  4. 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?

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