Passage

1 Corinthians 15.19

Book: 1 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"17. and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18. Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished."

"19. If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable."

"20. But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep. 21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead." (1 Corinthians 15:17-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"17. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins. 18. Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished."

"19. If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable."

"20. But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21. For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man." (1 Corinthians 15:17-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"17. And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished."

"19. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."

"20. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead." (1 Corinthians 15:17-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"17. and if Christ hath not risen, vain is your faith, ye are yet in your sins; 18. then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;"

"19. if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied."

"20. And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead, the first-fruits of those sleeping he became, 21. for since through man [is] the death, also through man [is] a rising again of the dead," (1 Corinthians 15:17-21, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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