1 Corinthians 15:18

New Century Version

And those in Christ who have already died are lost.

Cross References

Acts 7:60

He fell on his knees and cried in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” After Stephen said this, he died.

1 Corinthians 15:6

After that, Jesus was seen by more than five hundred of the believers at the same time. Most of them are still living today, but some have died.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

What we tell you now is the Lord’s own message. We who are living when the Lord comes again will not go before those who have already died.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

The Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. And those who have died believing in Christ will rise first.

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die from now on in the Lord.” The Spirit says, “Yes, they will rest from their hard work, and the reward of all they have done stays with them.”