1 Corinthians 15:17-20

New King James Version

¹⁷ And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; ^(A)you are still in your sins! ¹⁸ Then also those who have ^[a]fallen ^(B)asleep in Christ have perished. ^19 (C)If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

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²⁰ But now ^(D)Christ is risen from the dead, and has become ^(E)the firstfruits of those who have ^[b]fallen asleep.