1 Corinthians 15:16-18

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised;

¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is mere delusion [futile, fruitless], and you are still in your sins [under the control and penalty of sin];

¹⁸ And further, those who have died in [^[a]spiritual fellowship and union with] Christ have perished (are lost)!