1 Corinthians 15:18 KJV
Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
1 Corinthians 15:16–20 KJV Chapter Context
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For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
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And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
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Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
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If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
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But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.