1 Corinthians 15:17
New International Version
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

New Living Translation
And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins.

English Standard Version
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.

Berean Standard Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

Berean Literal Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

King James Bible
And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

New King James Version
And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!

New American Standard Bible
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

NASB 1995
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

NASB 1977
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

Legacy Standard Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

Amplified Bible
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless and powerless [mere delusion]; you are still in your sins [and under the control and penalty of sin].

Christian Standard Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

American Standard Version
and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

Contemporary English Version
Unless Christ was raised to life, your faith is useless, and you are still living in your sins.

English Revised Version
and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If Christ hasn't come back to life, your faith is worthless and sin still has you in its power.

Good News Translation
And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is a delusion and you are still lost in your sins.

International Standard Version
and if the Messiah has not been raised, your faith is worthless and you are still imprisoned by your sins.

Majority Standard Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

NET Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins.

New Heart English Bible
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if Christ is not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

Weymouth New Testament
and if Christ has not risen, your faith is a vain thing--you are still in your sins.

World English Bible
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and if Christ has not risen, your faith is vain, you are yet in your sins;

Berean Literal Bible
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

Young's Literal Translation
and if Christ hath not risen, vain is your faith, ye are yet in your sins;

Smith's Literal Translation
And if Christ was not raised up, your faith is vain; yet are ye in your sins.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if Christ be not risen again, your faith is vain, for you are yet in your sins.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But if Christ has not risen, then your faith is vain; for you would still be in your sins.

New American Bible
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

New Revised Standard Version
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And if Christ did not rise, your belief is in vain; and you are yet in your sins.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if The Messiah is not alive, your faith is empty and you are yet in your sins;
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins.

Godbey New Testament
But if Christ is not risen, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins.

Haweis New Testament
and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

Mace New Testament
and if Christ was not raised, your faith is meer illusion, your sins are not yet forgiven.

Weymouth New Testament
and if Christ has not risen, your faith is a vain thing--you are still in your sins.

Worrell New Testament
and, if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins!

Worsley New Testament
and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Resurrection of the Dead
16For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 17And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.…

Cross References
Romans 4:25
He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

Romans 10:9
that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

1 Peter 1:21
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

Acts 2:24
But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

Acts 17:31
For 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.”

Romans 6:4
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.

2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Philippians 3:10
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,

Colossians 2:12
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

Ephesians 1:20
which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

1 Thessalonians 4:14
For 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.

1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

Isaiah 53:10-11
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.


Treasury of Scripture

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins.

your.

1 Corinthians 15:2,14
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain…

Romans 4:25
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

ye are.

Ezekiel 33:10
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

John 8:21-24
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come…

Acts 5:31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

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1 Corinthians 15
1. By Christ's resurrection,
12. he proves the necessity of our resurrection,
16. against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.
21. The fruit,
35. and the manner thereof;
51. and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.














And if Christ has not been raised
This phrase is central to the Christian faith, emphasizing the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a historical and theological cornerstone. The Greek word for "raised" is "egegertai," which implies a completed action with ongoing effects. The resurrection is not merely a past event but a present reality that continues to impact believers. Historically, the resurrection is supported by early Christian testimonies and the transformation of the apostles, who went from fear to bold proclamation. Theologically, it affirms Jesus' victory over death and His divine nature, as only God could conquer the grave.

your faith is futile
The word "futile" comes from the Greek "mataia," meaning empty, vain, or without purpose. Paul underscores that without the resurrection, Christian faith lacks substance and efficacy. Faith, in this context, is not just belief but trust in the living Christ. The resurrection validates Jesus' promises and teachings, giving believers assurance of salvation and eternal life. Without it, faith would be devoid of hope and power, reducing Christianity to a mere ethical system rather than a transformative relationship with the risen Lord.

you are still in your sins
This phrase highlights the theological significance of the resurrection in the context of sin and redemption. The Greek word for "sins" is "hamartiais," which refers to moral failings and separation from God. The resurrection is proof of God's acceptance of Jesus' sacrifice, signifying that sin's penalty has been paid. Without it, humanity remains under the curse of sin, alienated from God. The resurrection assures believers of forgiveness and reconciliation, offering a new life free from the bondage of sin. Historically, this message was revolutionary, offering hope and liberation to a world burdened by guilt and despair.

Verse 17. - Vain; rather, frustrate. The word used (mataia) is different from the word used (kene) in ver 14. Ye are yet in your sins. Because a dead Redeemer could be no Redeemer. Christ's resurrection is the pledge of his Divine power. He was "raised for our justification" (Romans 4:25). It is only "as a Prince and Saviour" that "God hath exalted him to give repentance and forgiveness of sins" (Acts 5:31; Romans 5:10).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

if
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

Christ
Χριστὸς (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

has not been raised,
ἐγήγερται (egēgertai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

faith
πίστις (pistis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

is
ἐστίν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

futile;
ματαία (mataia)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3152: Vain, unreal, ineffectual, unproductive; practically: godless. From the base of maten; empty, i.e. profitless, or, an idol.

you are
ἐστὲ (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

still
ἔτι (eti)
Adverb
Strong's 2089: (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

sins.
ἁμαρτίαις (hamartiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin.


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