Pitied in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 15:19
One thing that the life, death and resurrection of Christ brought us was hope for the future. In 1 Corinthians we are told that if we only have hope for this current life, we should be pitied. It's not about the physical now, it's about the future life to come after this one.
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