1 Corinthians 15:17

1 Corinthians 15:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
• New International Version (NIV)And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:17

15Also, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that he raised Christ from the dead, when in reality he did not raise him, if indeed the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins. 18Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished. 19For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

1 Corinthians 15:17 word by word

εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται, ματαία ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἔτι ἐστὲ ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• beἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• notοὐou · noG3756
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• faithὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• vainμάταιοςmataios · futileG3152
• ye areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:17

• 1 Corinthians 15:2and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you – unless you believed in vain.
• Romans 4:25He was given over because of our transgressions and was raised for the sake of our justification.
• Ezekiel 33:10“And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what you have said: “Our rebellious acts and our sins have caught up with us, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”’
• John 8:21Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”
• Acts 5:31God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
• Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,
• Romans 5:10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, since we have been reconciled, will we be saved by his life?
• Romans 8:33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
• Hebrews 7:23And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office,
• Hebrews 9:22Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
• Hebrews 10:4For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Ye are yet in your sins - If Christ has not risen from the dead, there is no proof that he has not been justly put to death. If he were a malefactor, God would not work a miracle to raise him from the dead. If he has not been raised from the dead, there is a presumption that he has been put to death justly; and, if so, consequently he has made no atonement; and ye are yet in your sins - under the power, guilt, and condemnation of them. All this reasoning…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Your faith is vain, - 1 Corinthians 15:14. The meaning of this passage here is, that their faith was vain, “because,” if Christ was not raised up, they were yet unpardoned sinners. The pardon of sin was connected with the belief of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and, if he was not raised, they were still in a state of sin. Ye are yet in your sins - Your sins are yet unpardoned. They can be forgiven only by faith in him, and by the efficacy of his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 Having shown that Christ was risen, the apostle answers those who said there would be no resurrection. There had been no justification, or salvation, if Christ had not risen. And must not faith in Christ be vain, and of no use, if he is still among the dead? The proof of the resurrection of the body is the resurrection of our Lord. Even those who died in the faith, had perished in their sins, if Christ had not risen. All who believe in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18If Christ did not rise from the dead, then the Christian faith is pointless. However, Jesus’ resurrection proves that His sacrifice completely atoned for human sins (see 15:3). Without Christ's resurrection, people remain unforgiven and under God's judgment, still guilty of their sins (see Romans 3:19; Ephesians 2:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. vain--Ye are, by the very fact (supposing the case to be as the skeptics maintained), frustrated of all which "your faith" appropriates: Ye are still under the everlasting condemnation of your sins (even in the disembodied state which is here referred to), from which Christ's resurrection is our justification (Ro 4:25): "saved by his life" (Ro 5:10).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:17

• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Resurrection
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In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings