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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Also then those having fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those, then, who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And those people who died after putting their faith in him are completely lost. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then those who have died as believers in Christ no longer exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It would also mean that the believers in Christ who have died are lost. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Yes, even those who have died believing in the Messiah are lost. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then they also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />It follows also that those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ perished;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Also then those having fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then they also having died in Christ perished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ, are perished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, too, those who have fallen asleep in Christ would have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then those also who have died in Christ have perished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And also, then, those who have died in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Doubtless also those who fell asleep in The Messiah have themselves perished.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then, also, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then indeed those having fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then also they who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then they too who died christians, are entirely lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />It follows also that those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Hence, also, those who fell asleep in Christ perished!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Then they also that sleep in Christ, are perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=3380" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">The Resurrection of the Dead</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/686.htm" title="686: ara (Conj) -- Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/2837.htm" title="2837: koimēthentes (V-APP-NMP) -- From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease.">who have fallen asleep</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christō (N-DMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apōlonto (V-AIM-3P) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">have perished.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-14</a></span><br />Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. / For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-14.htm">2 Corinthians 4:14</a></span><br />knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10-11</a></span><br />I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, / and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Romans 6:5</a></span><br />For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-15.htm">Acts 24:15</a></span><br />and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-13</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a></span><br />But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.</p><p class="hdg">fallen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-6.htm">1 Corinthians 15:6</a></b></br> After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13,14</a></b></br> But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Revelation 14:13</a></b></br> And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed <i>are</i> the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-6.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-17.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-16.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-6.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/18-9.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Perished</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-15.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-15.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Perished</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-1.htm">By Christ's resurrection,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">he proves the necessity of our resurrection, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-16.htm">against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">The fruit,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">and the manner thereof;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ</b><br>The phrase "fallen asleep" is a euphemism for death, commonly used in the New Testament to describe believers who have died (e.g., <a href="/john/11-11.htm">John 11:11-14</a>, <a href="/acts/7-60.htm">Acts 7:60</a>, <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-15</a>). This terminology reflects the Christian belief in the temporary nature of physical death, emphasizing the hope of resurrection. The phrase "in Christ" signifies a union with Christ, indicating that these individuals were believers who had placed their faith in Jesus. This union is a central theme in Pauline theology, where being "in Christ" denotes a spiritual position and identity (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>, <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a>).<p><b>have perished.</b><br>The term "perished" here is used to underscore the dire consequences if there is no resurrection of the dead. In the context of <a href="/1_corinthians/15.htm">1 Corinthians 15</a>, Paul is addressing doubts about the resurrection, affirming that if Christ has not been raised, then the faith of believers is futile, and those who have died in Christ are lost (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">1 Corinthians 15:12-19</a>). This highlights the essential nature of the resurrection in Christian doctrine, as it assures believers of eternal life (<a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a>, <a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Romans 6:5</a>). The resurrection is also a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and typology, such as the sign of Jonah (<a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39-40</a>) and the foreshadowing of resurrection in the story of Isaac (<a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17-19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth, a city known for its diverse culture and significant moral challenges.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a></b><br>A group of early Christians in Corinth, struggling with issues of doctrine, morality, and unity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_have_fallen_asleep_in_christ.htm">Those who have fallen asleep in Christ</a></b><br>A euphemism for believers who have died, emphasizing the hope of resurrection.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/resurrection_of_the_dead.htm">Resurrection of the Dead</a></b><br>A central theme in <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">1 Corinthians 15</a>, where Paul defends the reality and importance of the resurrection.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_resurrection.htm">Christ's Resurrection</a></b><br>The foundational event for Christian hope and the guarantee of believers' future resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_resurrection.htm">The Reality of Resurrection</a></b><br>The resurrection is not just a theological concept but a reality that impacts our understanding of life and death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_death.htm">Hope Beyond Death</a></b><br>For believers, death is not the end but a transition to eternal life with Christ. This hope should shape our perspective on life and loss.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sound_doctrine.htm">The Importance of Sound Doctrine</a></b><br>Understanding and affirming the resurrection is crucial for maintaining a biblical worldview and avoiding despair.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_eternity.htm">Living in Light of Eternity</a></b><br>Our daily lives should reflect the hope and assurance of resurrection, influencing our priorities and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_grief.htm">Encouragement in Grief</a></b><br>The promise of resurrection offers comfort and encouragement to those grieving the loss of loved ones in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_kingdom,_power,_glory_thine.htm">What does 'God is all in all' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_christian_realism_theology.htm">What defines Christian Realism as a theological perspective?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_makes_saints_incorruptible.htm">What defines the incorruptibility of saints?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_500_resurrection_witnesses.htm">How does 1 Corinthians 15:6 claim over five hundred witnesses to the resurrection with no corroborating historical or archaeological evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Which are fallen asleep in Christ.</span> Christians whose bodies have sunk into the sleep of death. <span class="cmt_word">Are perished.</span> A notion which he feels that Christians must reject as utterly impossible. All that goodness, faith, tenderness, love, have not been dissolved to nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄρα</span> <span class="translit">(ara)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_686.htm">Strong's 686: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">{who} have fallen asleep</span><br /><span class="grk">κοιμηθέντες</span> <span class="translit">(koimēthentes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2837.htm">Strong's 2837: </a> </span><span class="str2">From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστῷ</span> <span class="translit">(Christō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have perished.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπώλοντο</span> <span class="translit">(apōlonto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">1 Corinthians 15:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/15-18.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 15:18 Then they also who are fallen asleep (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>