1 Corinthians 15:18
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
In Context
17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is in vain; you are still in your sins.
19If for this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:6After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
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 →