Berean Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 15
1NowδὲdeG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I want to remindΓνωρίζωGnōrizōG1107youὑμῖν,huminG4771oftheτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ὃhoG3739I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,whichὃhoG3739καὶkaiG2532you receivedπαρελάβετε,parelabeteG3880,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739you stand firmἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476.
2Byδι᾽di᾽G1223this gospelοὗhouG3739καὶkaiG2532you are savedσῴζεσθε,sōzestheG4982,ifεἰeiG1487you hold firmlyκατέχετε,katecheteG2722to theτίνιtiniG5101wordλόγῳlogōG3056I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.Otherwiseἐκτὸς εἰ μὴektos ei mēG1622G1487G3361,you have believedἐπιστεύσατε.episteusateG4100in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.
3ForγὰρgarG1063whatὃhoG3739καὶkaiG2532I receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880I passed onπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860to youὑμῖνhuminG4771as ofἐνenG1722first importanceπρώτοιςprōtoisG4413:thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266according toκατὰkataG2596theτὰςtasG3588ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,
6After thatἔπειταepeitaG1899,He appearedG3708to more thanἐπάνωepanōG1883five hundredπεντακοσίοιςpentakosioisG4001brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80at onceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178οἱhoiG3588,mostπλείονεςpleionesG4119ofἐξexG1537whomὧνhōnG3739are still livingμένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι,menousin he'ōs artiG3306G2193G737,thoughδὲdeG1161someτινὲςtinesG5100have fallen asleepἐκοιμήθησαν.ekoimēthēsanG2837.
9ForγάρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646of theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andὃςhosG3739amεἰμὶeimiG1510unworthyοὐκ ἱκανὸςouk hikanosG3756G2425to be calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360I persecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.
10ButδὲdeG1161by thegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316I amεἰμιeimiG1510whatὅhoG3739I amεἰμι,eimiG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485ἡhēG3588toεἰςeisG1519meἐμὲemeG1473was notοὐ ἐγενήθη,ou egenēthēG3756G1096in vainκενὴkenēG2756.NoἀλλὰallaG235,I workedἐκοπίασα,ekopiasaG2872harderG4053than all of themαὐτῶν πάντωνautōn pantōnG3956G846—yetδέ,deG1161notοὐκoukG3756IἐγὼegōG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316thatἡhēG3588waswithσὺνsunG4862meἐμοί.emoiG1473.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12ButδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487it is preachedκηρύσσεταιkērussetaiG2784thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,howπῶςpōsG4459can someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754there isἔστιν;estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498?
15In that caseδὲdeG1161,we are also exposed asεὑρισκόμεθα καὶheuriskometha kaiG2532G2147false witnessesψευδομάρτυρεςpseudomarturesG5575τοῦtouG3588about Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.ForὅτιhotiG3754we have testifiedἐμαρτυρήσαμενemarturēsamenG3140aboutκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316thatὅτιhotiG3754He raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453τὸνtonG3588Christ from the deadΧριστὸνChristonG5547, butHe did not raiseοὐκ ἤγειρενouk ēgeirenG3756G1453HimὃνhonG3739ifG1512in factἄραaraG686thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται·ouk egeirontaiG3756G1453.
The Order of Resurrection
23ButδὲdeG1161eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588ownἰδίῳidiōG2398turnτάγματι·tagmatiG5001:ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547thefirstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536;thenἔπειταepeitaG1899atἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846οἱhoiG3588comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,thoseτοῦtouG3588who belong toτῇtēaG3588HimΧριστοῦChristouG5547.
24ThenεἶταeitaG1534theτὸtoG3588endτέλος,telosG5056will come,whenὅτανhotanG3752He hands overπαραδιδῷparadidōG3860theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316theκαὶkaiG2532Fatherπατρί,patriG3962afterὅτανhotanG3752He has destroyedκαταργήσῃkatargēsēG2673allπᾶσανpasanG3956dominionἀρχὴνarchēnG746καὶkaiG2532πᾶσανpasanG3956,authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,andκαὶkaiG2532powerδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.
27ForγὰρgarG1063“Godhas putὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293everythingπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228.”NowδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752it saysεἴπῃeipēG2036thatὅτιhotiG3754everythingπάνταpantaG3956has been put under Himὑποτέτακται,hupotetaktaiG5293,thisὅτιhotiG3754clearlyδῆλονdēlonG1212doesnot includeἐκτὸςektosG1622theτοῦtouG3588One whoput everything underὑποτάξαντος τὰ πάντα·hupotaxantos ta pantaG5293G3588G3956HimαὐτῷautōG846.
28AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752τὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956have been subjected toὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5293HimαὐτῷautōG846,thenτότεtoteG5119καὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846will be made subjectὑποταγήσεταιhupotagēsetaiG5293to Him whoτῷtōG3588putὑποτάξαντιhupotaxantiG5293τὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956under HimαὐτῷautōG846,so thatἵναinaG2443ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τὰtaG3588may beᾖēG1510allπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956.
29If these things are not soἘπεὶEpeiG1893,whatτίtiG5101will those doποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160whoοἱhoiG3588are baptizedβαπτιζόμενοιbaptizomenoiG907forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?IfεἰeiG1487thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται·ouk egeirontaiG3756G1453at allὅλωςholōsG3654,whyτίtiG5101καὶkaiG2532are people baptizedβαπτίζονταιbaptizontaiG907forὑπὲρhuperG5228themαὐτῶν;autōnG846?
32IfεἰeiG1487I fought wild beastsἐθηριομάχησαethēriomachēsaG2341inἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳ,EphesōG2181forκατὰkataG2596humanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444motives,whatτίtiG5101τὸtoG3588did I gainὄφελος;ophelosG3786G1473?IfεἰeiG1487thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται,ouk egeirontaiG3756G1453, “Let us eatφάγωμενphagōmenG5315andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίωμεν,piōmenG4095,forγὰρgarG1063tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839we dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599.”
34Sober upἐκνήψατεeknēpsateG1594as you oughtδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346,andκαὶkaiG2532stop sinningμὴ ἁμαρτάνετε·mē hamartaneteG3361G264;forγὰρgarG1063someτινεςtinesG5100of youare ignorantἀγνωσίαν ἔχουσιν·agnōsian echousinG2192G56of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.I say thisλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980toπρὸςprosG4314yourὑμῖνhuminG4771shameἐντροπὴνentropēnG1791.
The Resurrection Body
37AndκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739you sowσπείρεις,speireisG4687isnotοὐouG3756theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thatτὸtoG3588will beγενησόμενονgenēsomenonG1096,butἀλλὰallaG235justσπείρειςspeireisG4687a seedγυμνὸν κόκκον,gumnon kokkonG1131G2848,perhapsεἰ τύχοι,ei tuchoiG1487G5177of wheatσίτουsitouG4621orἤēG2228somethingτινοςtinosG5100τῶνtōnG3588elseλοιπῶν·loipōnG3062.
39NotΟὐOuG3756allπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561istheἡhēG3588sameαὐτὴautēG846ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235μὲνmenG3303:Menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444haveoneἄλληallēG243kind offleshσὰρξsarxG4561δὲdeG1161,animalsκτηνῶν,ktēnōnG2934haveanotherἄλληallēG243σὰρξsarxG4561δὲdeG1161,birdsπτηνῶν,ptēnōnG4421anotherἄλληallēG243σὰρξsarxG4561,andδὲdeG1161fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486anotherἄλληallēG243.
40There arealsoκαὶkaiG2532heavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983andκαὶkaiG2532earthlyἐπίγεια·epigeiaG1919bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235μὲνmenG3303theἡhēG3588splendorδόξα,doxaG1391of theτῶνtōnG3588heavenlyἐπουρανίωνepouraniōnG2032bodies is ofoneἑτέραheteraG2087degree,andδὲdeG1161the splendorἡhēG3588of theτῶνtōnG3588earthlyἐπιγείων.epigeiōnG1919bodies is ofanotherἑτέραheteraG2087.
41Thesunἡλίου,hēliouG2246hasoneἄλληallēG243degree ofsplendorδόξαdoxaG1391καὶkaiG2532, themoonσελήνης,selēnēsG4582anotherἄλληallēG243δόξαdoxaG1391,andκαὶkaiG2532thestarsἀστέρων·asterōnG792anotherἄλληallēG243δόξαdoxaG1391;andγὰρgarG1063starἀστὴρastērG792differsδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308from starἀστέροςasterosG792inἐνenG1722splendorδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.
44It is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687a naturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983;it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453a spiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.IfεἰeiG1487there isἔστινestinG1510a naturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,there isἔστινestinG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532a spiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152body.
45καὶkaiG2532SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “TheὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444AdamἈδὰμAdamG76becameἐγένετο εἰςegeneto eisG1096G1519a livingζῶσαν·zōsanG2198beingψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590”;theὁhoG3588lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078AdamἈδὰμAdamG76εἰςeisG1519a life-givingζῳοποιοῦν.zōopoiounG2227spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.
48AsοἷοςhoiosG3634wastheὁhoG3588earthlyχοϊκός,choikosG5517man,soτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108alsoκαὶkaiG2532arethose who areοἱhoiG3588of the earthχοϊκοί,choikoiG5517;andκαὶkaiG2532asοἷοςhoiosG3634istheὁhoG3588heavenlyἐπουράνιος,epouraniosG2032man,soτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108alsoκαὶkaiG2532arethose who areοἱhoiG3588of heavenἐπουράνιοι·epouranioiG2032.
49AndκαὶkaiG2532just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we have borneἐφορέσαμενephoresamenG5409theτὴνtēnG3588likenessεἰκόναeikonaG1504of theτοῦtouG3588earthlyχοϊκοῦ,choikouG5517man,so alsoκαὶkaiG2532shall we bearφορέσομενphoresomenG5409theτὴνtēnG3588likenessεἰκόναeikonaG1504of theτοῦtouG3588heavenlyἐπουρανίου.¶epouraniouG2032man.
Where, O Death, Is Your Victory?
(Hosea 13:9–14)
50NowδέdeG1161I declareφημι,phēmiG5346to youΤοῦτοToutoG3778,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754fleshσὰρξsarxG4561andκαὶkaiG2532bloodαἷμαhaimaG129cannotοὐ δύναται,ou dunataiG3756G1410inheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiG2816thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,norοὐδὲoudeG3761does theἡhēG3588perishableφθορὰphthoraG5356inheritκληρονομεῖ.klēronomeiG2816theτὴνtēnG3588imperishableἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861.
52inἐνenG1722an instantἀτόμῳatomōG823,inἐνenG1722thetwinklingῥιπῇrhipēaG4493of an eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078trumpetσάλπιγγι·salpingiG4536.Forγάρ,garG1063the trumpet will soundσαλπίσειsalpiseiG4537καὶkaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498will be raisedἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453imperishableἄφθαρτοι,aphthartoiG862,andκαὶkaiG2532weG1473will be changedἀλλαγησόμεθα.allagēsomethaG236.
53ForγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588perishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349mustδεῖdeiG1163τοῦτοtoutoG3778be clothedἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746with the imperishableἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861,andκαὶkaiG2532τοῦτοtoutoG3778theτὸtoG3588mortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349withἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746immortalityἀθανασίαν.athanasianG110.
54δὲdeG1161WhenὅτανhotanG3752τοῦτοtoutoG3778theG3588perishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349has been clothed withἐνδύσηταιendusētaiG1746theG3588imperishableἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861andκαὶkaiG2532τοῦτοtoutoG3778theG3588mortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349withἐνδύσηταιendusētaiG1746immortalityἀθανασίαν,athanasianG110,thenτότεtoteG5119theG3588sayingλόγοςlogosG3056thatG3588is writtenγεγραμμένος·gegrammenosG1125will come to passγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096G3588: “DeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288has been swallowed upκατεπόθηkatepothēG2666inεἰςeisG1519victoryνῖκος.nikosG3534.”
58Thereforeὥστε,hōsteG5620,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,beγίνεσθε,ginestheG1096steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476andimmovableἀμετακίνητοι,ametakinētoiG277.Alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842excelπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588workἔργῳergōG2041of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,because you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588laborκόποςkoposG2873inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756in vainκενὸςkenosG2756.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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