1 Corinthians

¹⁴and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain. ¹⁵Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised. ¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised: ¹⁷and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. ¹⁸Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most pitiable. ²⁰But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.