1 Corinthians 15:17
And if that is so, your faith is of no effect; you are still in your sins.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
In Context
18And, in addition, the dead in Christ have gone to destruction.
Cross References
Ezekiel 33:10And you, son of man, say to the children of Israel, You say, Our wrongdoing and our sins are on us and we are wasting away in them; how then may we have life?
Acts 5:31Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.
Romans 4:25Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.
Romans 8:33Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;
1 Corinthians 15:14And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.
Hebrews 9:22And by the law almost all things are made clean with blood, and without blood there is no forgiveness.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:13-20
The Resurrection of Saints. ( a. d. 57.) 12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16 For if the dead rise not,… Read the whole commentary →