Berean Standard Bible
“If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.”
Paul is answering some in Corinth who denied the resurrection of the dead. He argues that if there is no resurrection, then Christ has not been raised either, and the whole Christian message and life collapse.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
World English Bible (WEB)
If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
King James Version (KJV)
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
American Standard Version (ASV)
If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most unhappy.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Si en esta vida solamente esperamos en Cristo, los más miserables somos de todos los hombres.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Si el ser cristiano nos fuera de valor sólo en esta vida, seríamos los seres más desgraciados del mundo.
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