1 Corinthians 15:16-22

16Certainly, if the dead don’t come back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back to life either.

17If Christ hasn’t come back to life, your faith is worthless and sin still has you in its power.

18Then those who have died as believers in Christ no longer exist.

19If Christ is our hope in this life only, we deserve more pity than any other people.

20But now Christ has come back from the dead. He is the very first person of those who have died to come back to life.

21Since a man brought death, a man also brought life back from death.

22As everyone dies because of Adam, so also everyone will be made alive because of Christ.