1 Corinthians 15:16-21

15:16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins. 15:18 Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep ¹  in Christ have also perished. 15:19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 15:21 For since death came through a man, ²  the resurrection of the dead also came through a man. ³ 

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¹ tn See the note on the word “asleep” in 15:6. This term is also used in v. 20.

² tn Or “through a human being” (a reference to Adam).

³ tn Or “through a human being” (a reference to Jesus Christ).