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1 Corinthians 15

1NowδὲdeG1161ImakeΓνωρίζωGnōrizōG1107knownuntoyoubrethren,thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098whichIpreacheduntoyou,whichalsoκαὶkaiG2532yereceivedG3880, whereinalsoκαὶkaiG2532yestandG2476,

2bywhichalsoκαὶkaiG2532yearesavedG4982,ifyeholdκατέχετε,katecheteG2722fastG2722thewordλόγῳlogōG3056whichIpreacheduntoyou,exceptyebelievedG4100invainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

3ForIdeliveredπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860untoyoufirstG4413ofallthatwhichalsoκαὶkaiG2532IreceivedG3880:thatChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedG599foroursinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266accordingκατὰkataG2596tothescripturesG1124;

4andthathewasburiedG2290;andthathehathbeenraisedG1453onthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250accordingκατὰkataG2596tothescripturesG1124;

5andthatheappearedtoCephasΚηφᾷ,KēphaG2786;thentothetwelveδώδεκα.dōdekaG1427;

6thenG1161heappearedtoabovefiveπεντακοσίοιςpentakosioisG4001hundredG4001brethrenatonceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178,ofwhomthegreaterG4183partremainμένουσινmenousinG3306untilnowG1161,butsomearefallenasleepἐκοιμήθησαν.ekoimēthēsanG2837;

7thenἔπειταepeitaG1899heappearedtoJamesἸακώβῳ,IakōbōG2385;thenG1899toalltheapostlesG652;

8andlastἔσχατονeschatonG2078ofall,astothechilduntimelyborn,heappearedtomealsoG1161.

9ForIamG1510theleastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646oftheapostlesG652,thatamG1510notmeettobeG1510calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564anapostleG652,becauseIpersecutedG1377thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316.

10ButbythegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316IamG1510whatIamG1510:andhisgraceχάριςcharisG5485whichwasG1510bestoweduponmewasG1510notfoundvainG2756;butIlaboredG2872moreabundantlythantheyall:yetnotI,butthegraceχάριςcharisG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichwasG1510withme.

11WhetherthenitbeIorthey,sowepreachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784,andsoyebelievedG4100.

12NowδὲdeG1161ifChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isG1510preachedκηρύσσεταιkērussetaiG2784thathehathbeenG1510raisedG1453fromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,howπῶςpōsG4459sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004someamongyouthatthereisG1510noresurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386ofthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498?

13ButifthereisG1510noresurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386ofthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,neitherhathChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beenG1510raisedG1453:

14andifChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hathnotbeenraisedG1453,thenisourpreachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782vainG2756,yourfaithπίστιςpistisG4102alsoG2532isvainG2756.

15Yea,andwearefoundG2147falsewitnessesG3140ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;becausewewitnessedG3140ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316thatheraisedG1453upChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547:whomheraisedG1453notup,ifsobethatthedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498arenotraisedG1453.

16ForifthedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498arenotraisedG1453,neitherhathChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beenraisedG1453:

17andifChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hathnotbeenG1510raisedG1453,yourfaithπίστιςpistisG4102isG1510vain; yeareG1510yetinyoursinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266.

18ThentheyalsoκαὶkaiG2532thatarefallenasleepκοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentesG2837inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547haveperishedἀπώλοντο.apōlontoG622.

19IfwehaveonlyG3440hopedἠλπικότεςēlpikotesG1679inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inthislifeζωῇzōēaG2222,weareG1510ofallmenG444mostpitiable.

20ButnowG1161hathChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beenraisedG1453fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,thefirstfruitsofthemthatareasleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837.

21ForsincebymanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444camedeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288,bymanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444camealsoκαὶkaiG2532theresurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386ofthedeadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

22ForasinAdamἈδὰμAdamG76alldieἀποθνῄσκουσιν,apothnēskousinG599,soalsoκαὶkaiG2532inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547shallallbemadealiveζῳοποιηθήσονται.zōopoiēthēsontaiG2227.

23ButeachinhisownἰδίῳidiōG2398order:ChristG5547thefirstfruits;thenG1161theythatareChrist’s,athiscoming.

24Thencomeththeendτέλος,telosG5056,whenὅτανhotanG3752heshalldeliverG3860upthekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932toGodθεῷtheōG2316,evenG2532theFatherπατρί,patriG3962;whenὅτανhotanG3752heshallhaveabolishedG2673allruleG746andallauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849andpowerδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.

25ForhemustreignβασιλεύεινbasileueinG936, tillhehathputθῇthēaG5087allhisenemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190underhisfeetG4228.

26ThelastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190that shallbeabolishedκαταργεῖταιkatargeitaiG2673isdeathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

27For,HeputὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293allthingsπάνταpantaG3956insubjectionὑποτέτακται,hupotetaktaiG5293underhisfeetG4228.ButwhenὅτανhotanG3752hesaith,AllthingsπάνταpantaG3956areputὑποτάξαντοςhupotaxantosG5293insubjectionG5293,itisevidentδῆλονdēlonG1212thatheisexceptedwhodidsubjectG5293allthingsπάντα·pantaG3956untohim.

28AndwhenὅτανhotanG3752allthingsG3956havebeenᾖēG1510subjectedG5293untohim,thenshalltheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207alsoκαὶkaiG2532himselfbeG1510subjectedG5293tohimthatdidsubjectG5293allthingsG3956untohim,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316maybeG1510allinall.

29ElsewhatshalltheydothatarebaptizedG907forthedeadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?IfthedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498arenotraisedG1453atall,whyG5101thenaretheybaptizedG907forthem?

30whyτίtiG5101dowealsoκαὶkaiG2532standinjeopardyeveryhourὥραν;hōranG5610?

31Iprotestbythatgloryinginyou,brethren,whichIhaveinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,Idieἀποθνῄσκω,apothnēskōG599daily.

32IfafterthemannerofmenἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444IfoughtwithbeastsatEphesusἘφέσῳ,EphesōG2181,whatdothitprofitὄφελος;ophelosG3786me?IfthedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498arenotraisedG1453, letuseatG2068anddrinkπίωμεν,piōmenG4095,forto-morrowwedieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599.

33BenotdeceivedG4105:EvilG2556companionships corruptgoodχρηστὰchrēstaG5543morals.

34AwaketosobernessrighteouslyδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346,andsinἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264not;forsomehavenoknowledgeofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:Ispeakλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980thistomoveyoutoshameἐντροπὴνentropēnG1791.

35ButsomeoneG5100willsayG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459arethedeadνεκροί;nekroiG3498raisedG1453?andwithwhatmannerofbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983dotheycomeἔρχονται;erchontaiG2064?

36ThoufoolishG878oneG3739,thatwhichthou thyself sowestisnotquickenedexceptitdieἀποθάνῃ·apothanēG599:

37andthatwhichthou sowest, thou sowestnotthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thatshallbe,butabaregrainG4621,itmaychanceofwheatσίτουsitouG4621,orofsomeotherG3062kind;

38butGodθεὸςtheosG2316givethitabodyσῶμαsōmaG4983evenG2532asitpleasedhim,andtoeachseedσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690abodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983ofitsownἴδιονidionG2398.

39AllfleshσὰρξsarxG4561isnotthesameαὐτὴautēG846fleshσὰρξsarxG4561:butthereisonefleshσὰρξsarxG4561ofmenG444,andanotherfleshσὰρξsarxG4561ofbeasts,andanotherfleshG4561ofbirds,andanotheroffishes.

40TherearealsoG2532celestialbodiesσώματαsōmataG4983,andbodiesσώματαsōmataG4983terrestrial:butthegloryδόξα,doxaG1391ofthecelestialisoneG3588,andthegloryG1391oftheterrestrialisanother.

41ThereisoneG243gloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofthesunἡλίου,hēliouG2246,andanothergloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofthemoonσελήνης,selēnēsG4582,andanothergloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofthestarsἀστέρων·asterōnG792;foroneG243starἀστὴρastērG792differethfromanotherstarἀστέροςasterosG792ingloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

42SoalsoκαὶkaiG2532istheresurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386ofthedeadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.ItissownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687incorruption;itisraisedG1453inincorruption:

43itissownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687indishonorἀτιμίᾳ,atimiaG819; itisraisedG1453ingloryδόξῃ·doxēG1391: itissownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687inweaknessἀσθενείᾳ,astheneiaG769; itisraisedG1453inpowerδυνάμει·dunameiG1411:

44itisG1510sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687anaturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983;itisG1510raisedG1453aspiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.IfthereisG1510anaturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,thereisG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532aspiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152bodyG4983.

45SoalsoκαὶkaiG2532itiswrittenG1125,ThefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444AdamἈδὰμAdamG76becameG1096alivingG2198soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590.ThelastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078AdamἈδὰμAdamG76becameG1096alife-givingspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

46HowbeitthatisnotfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413whichisspiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152,butthatwhichisnaturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591;thenἔπειταepeitaG1899thatwhichisspiritualπνευματικόν.¶pneumatikonG4152.

47ThefirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isoftheearthγῆςgēsG1093,earthy:thesecondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isofheavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

48Asistheearthy,suchG5108aretheyalsoG2532thatareearthy:andasistheheavenlyG2032,suchG5108aretheyalsoG2532thatareheavenlyG2032.

49AndaswehavebornetheimageεἰκόναeikonaG1504oftheearthy,weshallalsoG2532beartheimageεἰκόναeikonaG1504oftheheavenlyἐπουρανίου.¶epouraniouG2032.

50NowδέdeG1161thisIsayφημι,phēmiG5346,brethren,thatfleshσὰρξsarxG4561andbloodαἷμαhaimaG129cannotinheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiG2816thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;neitherdothcorruptioninheritκληρονομεῖ.klēronomeiG2816incorruption.

51BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Itellλέγω·legōG3004youamysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466:WeallshallnotsleepG2837,butweshallallbechangedG236,

52inamoment,inthetwinklingofaneyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,atthelastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078trump:forthetrumpetσάλπιγγι·salpingiG4536shallsoundσαλπίσειsalpiseiG4537,andthedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498shallberaisedG1453incorruptible,andweshallbechangedG236.

53ForthiscorruptiblemustputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746onincorruption,andthismortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349mustputἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746onimmortalityἀθανασίαν.athanasianG110.

54ButwhenὅτανhotanG3752thiscorruptibleshallhaveputἐνδύσηταιendusētaiG1746onincorruption,andthismortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349shallhaveputἐνδύσηταιendusētaiG1746onimmortalityἀθανασίαν,athanasianG110,thenshallcomeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096topassG1096thesayingG3056thatiswrittenG1125,DeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288isswallowedκατεπόθηkatepothēG2666upinvictoryνῖκος.nikosG3534.

55Odeathθάνατε,thanateG2288,whereποῦpouG4226isthyvictoryνῖκος;nikosG3534? Odeathθάνατε,thanateG2288,whereποῦpouG4226isthystingκέντρον;kentronG2759?

56ThestingκέντρονkentronG2759ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288issinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266;andthepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofsinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266isthelawνόμος.¶nomosG3551:

57butthanksχάριςcharisG5485betoGodθεῷtheōG2316,whogivethusthevictoryνῖκοςnikosG3534throughourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

58Wherefore,mybelovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brethren,beG1510ye stedfast, unmoveable,alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842aboundingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052intheworkἔργῳergōG2041oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962, forasmuchasyeknowthatyourlaborG2873isG1510notvainκενὸςkenosG2756intheLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

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