Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

12ButδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487it is preachedκηρύσσεταιkērussetaiG2784thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,howπῶςpōsG4459can someτινεςtinesG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754there isἔστιν;estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498?

13δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487there isἔστιν,estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, thennot evenοὐδὲoudeG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται·egēgertaiG1453.

14AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has not been raisedοὐκ ἐγήγερται,ouk egēgertaiG3756 G1453ἄραaraG686καὶkaiG2532,ourG1473τὸtoG3588preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782isworthlessκενὸνkenonG2756,andκαὶkaiG2532so isκενὴkenēG2756yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102.

15In that caseδὲdeG1161,we are also exposed asεὑρισκόμεθα καὶheuriskometha kaiG2532 G2147false witnessesψευδομάρτυρεςpseudomarturesG5575τοῦtouG3588about Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.ForὅτιhotiG3754we have testifiedἐμαρτυρήσαμενemarturēsamenG3140aboutκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316thatὅτιhotiG3754He raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453τὸνtonG3588Christ from the deadΧριστὸνChristonG5547, butHe did not raiseοὐκ ἤγειρενouk ēgeirenG3756 G1453HimὃνhonG3739ifG1512in factἄραaraG686thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται·ouk egeirontaiG3756 G1453.

16ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται,ouk egeirontaiG3756 G1453,then not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται·egēgertaiG1453.

17AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has not been raisedοὐκ ἐγήγερται,ouk egēgertaiG3756 G1453,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102isG1510futileματαίαmataiaG3152;you areG1510stillἔτιetiG2089inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266.

18ThenἄραaraG686thoseοἱhoiG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532who have fallen asleepκοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentesG2837inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547have perishedἀπώλοντο.apōlontoG622.

19IfεἰeiG1487ourἐσμὲνesmenG1510hopeἠλπικότεςēlpikotesG1679inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547isforἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588lifeζωῇzōēaG2222aloneG3440,we areἐσμέν.¶esmenG1510to be pitied moreἐλεεινότεροιeleeinoteroiG1652than allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

20ButδὲdeG1161ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has indeedΝυνὶNuniG3570been raisedἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, thefirstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536of those whoτῶνtōnG3588have fallen asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837.

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