1 Korintus 15:17-20

15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless; you are still in your sins. 15:18 Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep ¹  in Christ have also perished. 15:19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

15:20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

[15:18]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “asleep” in 15:6. This term is also used in v. 20.