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And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
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Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up--if in fact the dead do not rise.
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For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
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And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
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Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
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If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
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But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
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For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
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But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
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Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.