15. Yea, we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.
16. For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:
17. and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18. Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
19. If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
20. But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.
21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.