1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Tree of Life Version

¹² Now if Messiah is proclaimed—that He has been raised from the dead—how can some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Messiah has been raised! ¹⁴ And if Messiah has not been raised, then our proclaiming is meaningless and your faith also is meaningless. ¹⁵ Moreover, we are found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that He raised up Messiah—whom He did not raise up, if in fact the dead are not raised. ¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, not even Messiah has been raised. ¹⁷ And if Messiah has not been raised, your faith is futile—you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then those also who have fallen asleep in Messiah have perished. ¹⁹ If we have hoped in Messiah in this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all people.