1 Corinthians 15:18
Hence also, they who are fallen asleep in Christ, are lost:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
In Context
17And, if Christ hath not been raised, to no purpose, is your faith, yet, are ye in your sins!
19If, in this life, in Christ, we have hoped—and that is all, we are, of all men, most to be pitied.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:6After that, he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once,—of whom, the greater number, remain until even now, but, some, have fallen asleep,—
1 Thessalonians 4:16Because, the Lord himself, with a word of command, with a chief-messenger’s voice, and with a trumpet of God, shall descend from heaven,—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 →