1 Corinthians 15:16

(6) For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

(6) He repeats the same argument taken from an absurdity, purposing to show how faith is in vain if the resurrection of Christ is taken away.

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¹⁶ For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

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