1 Corinthians 15:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And, in addition, the dead in Christ have gone to destruction.

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  • Rev 14:13 : 13 And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.
  • 1 Cor 15:6 : 6 Then by more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, but some are sleeping;
  • 1 Thess 4:13-14 : 13 But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope. 14 For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.
  • 1 Thess 4:16 : 16 Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;

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    22 For as in Adam death comes to all, so in Christ will all come back to life.

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    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

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    13 But if there is no coming back from the dead, then Christ has not come back from the dead:

    14 And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.

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