1 Corinthians 15:19

Jesus

Hope The resurrection Eternal life

¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

¹⁸ Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

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

²¹ For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
KJV: If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
WEB: If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
ASV: If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
DARBY: If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are [the] most miserable of all men.
BLB: If only in this life we are having hope in Christ, we are more to be pitied than all men.

ÅB: Har vi bare i dette liv satt vårt håp til Kristus, da er vi de ynkverdigste av alle mennesker.
OTB: Hvis vi har håpet på Kristus bare for dette livet, er vi av alle mennesker mest å beklage.
B1930: Har vi bare i dette liv satt vårt håp til Kristus, da er vi de ynkverdigste av alle mennesker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Peter 1:21
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
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Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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2 Timothy 1:12
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
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1 Corinthians 4:9–13
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
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2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
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Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
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Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
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John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
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