1 Corinthians 15:16

For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
- American Standard Version (1901)

For if it is not possible for the dead to come to life again, then Christ has not come to life again:
- Basic English Bible

For if [those that are] dead are not raised, neither is Christ raised;
- Darby Bible

For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
- Webster's Bible

For if none of the dead are raised to life, then Christ has not risen;
- Weymouth Bible

For if the dead aren't raised, neither has Christ been raised.
- World English Bible

Forwhi if deed men risen not ayen, nether Crist roos ayen;
- Wycliffe Bible

for if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 15:16

15:14 Then is our preaching - From a commission supposed to be given after the resurrection. Vain - Without any real foundation.

15:15 If the dead rise not - If the very notion of a resurrection be, as they say, absurd and impossible.

15:17 Ye are still in your sins - That is, under the guilt of them. So that there needed something more than reformation, (which was plainly wrought,) in order to their being delivered from the guilt of sin even that atonement, the sufficiency of which God attested by raising our great Surety from the grave.

15:18 They who sleep in Christ - Who have died for him, or believing in him. Are perished - Have lost their life and being together.