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Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.

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And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.

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Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up-if in fact the dead do not rise.

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For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.

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And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!

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Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.