But ifthere is noresurrectionof the dead,not evenChristhas been raised;
For the Sadduceessaythat there is noresurrection,noran angel,nora spirit,but the Phariseesacknowledgethem all.
But ifthe Spiritof Him who raisedJesusfrom the deaddwellsin you, He who raisedChristJesusfrom the deadwill alsogive lifeto your mortalbodiesthroughHis Spiritwho dwellsin you.
And not onlythis, but alsowe ourselves,havingthe first fruitsof the Spirit,evenwe ourselvesgroanwithinourselves,waiting eagerlyfor [our] adoption as sons,the redemptionof our body.
NowifChristis preached,that He has been raisedfrom the dead,howdo someamongyou saythat there is noresurrectionof the dead?
and ifChristhas not been raised,thenour preachingis vain,your faithalsois vain.
But nowChristhas been raisedfrom the dead,the first fruitsof thosewho are asleep.
For ifwe believethat Jesusdiedand rose again,evensoGodwill bringwith Him thosewho have fallen asleepin Jesus.
in the futurethere is laidup for me the crownof righteousness,whichthe Lord,the righteousJudge,will awardto me on that day;and not onlyto me, but alsoto allwho have lovedHis appearing.
Nowthe Godof peace,who broughtup from the deadthe greatShepherdof the sheepthroughthe bloodof the eternalcovenant,[even] Jesusour Lord,
Therefore,sincethe childrensharein fleshand blood,He Himselflikewisealsopartookof the same,that throughdeathHe might render powerlesshim who hadthe powerof death,that is, the devil,
Blessedbe the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who accordingto His greatmercyhas caused us to be born againto a livinghopethroughthe resurrectionof JesusChristfrom the dead,
and the livingOne; and I was dead,and behold,I amaliveforevermore,and I havethe keysof deathand of Hades.
