and ifChristhas not been raised,your faithis worthless;you are stillin your sins.
"Now as for you, sonof man,sayto the houseof Israel,'Thusyou have spoken,saying,"Surelyour transgressionsand our sinsare upon us, and we are rottingawayin them; howthen can we survive?"'
"He is the one whom Godexaltedto His right handas a Princeand a Savior,to grantrepentanceto Israel,and forgivenessof sins.
[He] whowas deliveredover becauseof our transgressions,and was raisedbecauseof our justification.
For ifwhile we were enemieswe were reconciledto Godthroughthe deathof His Son,muchmore,having been reconciled,we shall be savedby His life.
and ifChristhas not been raised,thenour preachingis vain,your faithalsois vain.
For ifthe deadare not raised,not evenChristhas been raised;
by whichalsoyou are saved,ifyou hold fastthe wordwhichI preachedto you, unlessyou believedin vain.
who throughHim are believersin God,who raisedHim from the deadand gaveHim glory,sothat your faithand hopeare in God.
Blessedbe the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who accordingto His greatmercyhas caused us to be born againto a livinghopethroughthe resurrectionof JesusChristfrom the dead,
