1 Corinthians 15:19

1 Corinthians 15:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
• New International Version (NIV)If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:19

17And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. 20But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.

1 Corinthians 15:19 word by word

εἰ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ ταύτῃ ἐν Χριστῷ ἠλπικότες ἐσμὲν μόνον, ἐλεεινότεροι πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἐσμέν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• lifeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• we haveεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hopeἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• most miserableἐλεεινόςeleeinos · pitifulG1652

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:19

• Psalms 17:14With Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
• Ecclesiastes 6:11Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?
• Ecclesiastes 9:9Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun.
• Luke 8:14Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
• Luke 21:34“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
• 1 Corinthians 6:3Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
• 2 Timothy 2:4No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
• Ephesians 1:12that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,
• 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
• 1 Peter 1:21who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
• 1 Corinthians 4:9For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
• Matthew 10:21“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
• Matthew 24:9“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
• John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.
• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19If in this life only we have hope - It would be better to translate and point this verse as follows: - And, if in this life we have hoped in Christ only, we are more to be pitied than all men. If, in this life, we have no other hope and confidence but in Christ, (and if he be still dead, and not yet risen), we are more to be pitied than any other men; we are sadly deceived; we have denied ourselves, and been denied by others; have mortified ourselves, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19If in this life only we have hope in Christ - If our hope in Christ shall not be followed by the resurrection of the dead and future glory, and if all our hopes shall be disappointed. We are … - Doddridge, Macknight, Grotius, and some others, suppose that this refers to the apostles only, and that the sense is, that if there was no resurrection, they, of all people would be most to be pitied, since they had exposed themselves to such a variety of dangers…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. 19Without eternal life, faithful believers deserve pity more than anyone else because they face persecution and hardship. However, they find joy in looking forward to what comes after this life, just like Jesus (see Hebrews 12:2) and Paul (see 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; Philippians 1:21–23; 3:7–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. If our hopes in Christ were limited to this life only, we should be, of all men, most to be pitied; namely, because, while others live unmolested, we are exposed to every trial and persecution, and, after all, are doomed to bitter disappointment in our most cherished hope; for all our hope of salvation, even of the soul (not merely of the body), hangs on the resurrection of Christ, without which His death would be of no avail to us (Ep 1:19, 20; 1Pe…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:19

• Body
• Hope
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Resurrection
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption
• Least

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