Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among
you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But
if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And
if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your
faith is also vain. Yea,
and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God
that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead
rise not. For
if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And
if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your
sins. Then
they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If
in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most
miserable (1Corinthians 15:12-19).
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