1 Corinthians 15:18,29
1 Corinthians 15:16-20 The Message (MSG)
If corpses can’t be raised, then Christ wasn’t, because he was indeed dead. And if Christ weren’t raised, then all you’re doing is wandering about in the dark, as lost as ever. It’s even worse for those who died hoping in Christ and resurrection, because they’re already in their graves. If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we’re a pretty sorry lot. But the truth is that Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of those who are going to leave the cemeteries.
1 Corinthians 15:29 The Message (MSG)
Why do you think people offer themselves to be baptized for those already in the grave? If there’s no chance of resurrection for a corpse, if God’s power stops at the cemetery gates, why do we keep doing things that suggest he’s going to clean the place out someday, pulling everyone up on their feet alive?
1 Corinthians 15:18 King James Version (KJV)
Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
1 Corinthians 15:29 King James Version (KJV)
Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
1 Corinthians 15:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
1 Corinthians 15:29 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
1 Corinthians 15:29 New Century Version (NCV)
If the dead are never raised, what will people do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people being baptized for them?
1 Corinthians 15:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
1 Corinthians 15:29 American Standard Version (ASV)
Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
1 Corinthians 15:18 New International Version (NIV)
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
1 Corinthians 15:29 New International Version (NIV)
Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?
1 Corinthians 15:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
I Corinthians 15:29 New King James Version (NKJV)
Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?
1 Corinthians 15:29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Otherwise, what will those do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people even baptized for them?
1 Corinthians 15:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost!
1 Corinthians 15:29 New Living Translation (NLT)
If the dead will not be raised, what point is there in people being baptized for those who are dead? Why do it unless the dead will someday rise again?
1 Corinthians 15:18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
It would also mean that those believers in Christ who have passed away have simply perished.
1 Corinthians 15:29 The Passion Translation (TPT)
If there is no resurrection, what do these people think they’re doing when they are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren’t raised, why be baptized for them?