1 Corinthians 15:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Unless Christ was raised to life, your faith is useless, and you are still living in your sins.

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:10

The LORD said: Ezekiel, son of man, the people of Israel are complaining that the punishment for their sins is more than they can stand. They have lost all hope for survival, and they blame me.

Acts 5:31

and made him our Leader and Saviour. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.

Romans 4:25

God gave Jesus to die for our sins, and he raised him to life, so that we would be made acceptable to God.

Romans 5:10

Even when we were God's enemies, he made peace with us, because his Son died for us. Yet something even greater than friendship is ours. Now that we are at peace with God, we will be saved by his Son's life.

1 Corinthians 15:14

And if Christ wasn't raised to life, our message is worthless, and so is your faith.

1 Corinthians 15:16

So if the dead won't be raised to life, Christ wasn't raised to life.

1 Corinthians 15:2

You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing.

1 Peter 1:21

And when he did come, it was to lead you to have faith in God, who raised him from death and honoured him in a glorious way. That's why you have put your faith and hope in God.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on.