1 Corinthians 15:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)16 For if dead people are not raised up, [then] neither has Christ been raised. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised; Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible16 If the dead aren’t raised, then Christ hasn’t been raised either. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version16 For if the dead do not rise again, then neither has Christ risen again. Ver Capítulo |
Otherwise [i.e., if there were no resurrection], what do people accomplish by being immersed for those who have [already] died? If dead people are not raised up at all, why then are people immersed on their behalf? [Note: The foregoing rendition is the most commonly held one of over 30 interpretations given to this very difficult verse. Other possibilities are: a) “immersed in view of (being raised from) the dead,” b) “immersed in view of being dead (to sin),” c) “immersed in view of (having to suffer) death,” d) “immersed in view of (someday joining) the dead”].