1 Corinthians 15:16-19

The Resurrection of the Dead

¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and _c you are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then those also who _d have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If in Christ we have hope ₁ in this life only, _e we are of all people most to be pitied.

1. Cross References
   Romans 4:25
   Who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 4:16
   For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
   Revelation 14:13
   And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!
   
3. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 4:9
   For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.
   2 Timothy 3:12
   Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.