1 Corinthians 15:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:17 — KJV
“And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:17 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:17 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 15:17
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:17: christ, faith, yet
“For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:17: christ, faith, yet
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:17: christ, faith, sins
“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:17: christ, faith, vain
“And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:17: yet, sins
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