The Resurrection of the Dead
1 Corinthians 15:14
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.
- KJV
- And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
- WEB
- If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith also is in vain.
- ASV
- and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.
- LSV
- and if Christ has not risen, then our preaching [is] void, and your faith [is] also void,
- YLT
- and if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,
- DBY
- but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also [is] our preaching, and vain also your faith.
- DRC
- And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
- GNV
- And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vaine, and your faith is also vaine.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὑμῶν (“of you”); Westcott–Hort read ἡμῶν (“of us”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House include καὶ (“also”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
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- SBLGNT: ἄρα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἄρα; Nestle–Aland 28th edition add καὶ.
- SBLGNT: κενὴ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κενὴ; Robinson–Pierpont add δὲ.
- SBLGNT: ὑμῶν. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ὑμῶν; Westcott and Hort (1881) read ἡμῶν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται, κενὸν ἄρα τὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶν, κενὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν,
- RP2018
- εἰ δὲ χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται, κενὸν ἄρα τὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶν, κενὴ δὲ καὶ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν.
- TR-Boyd
- εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται, κενὸν ἄρα τὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶν, κενὴ δὲ καὶ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν.
- SCR1894
- ει δε χριστος ουκ εγηγερται κενον αρα το κηρυγμα ημων κενη δε και η πιστις υμων
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Corinthians 15:17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
- Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
- Matthew 15:9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
- James 2:20O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
- Isaiah 49:4But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LORD, and My reward is with My God.”
- Galatians 2:2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
- Psalms 73:13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
- Genesis 8:8Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
- James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
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