Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 15:12-32

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.

21ForγὰρgarG1063sinceἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288camethroughδι᾽di᾽G1223a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, theresurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498comesalsoκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444.

22For asὥσπερhōsperG5618γὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588AdamἈδὰμAdamG76allπάντεςpantesG3956dieἀποθνῄσκουσιν,apothnēskousinG599,soοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779 G2532inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547allπάντεςpantesG3956will be made aliveζῳοποιηθήσονται.zōopoiēthēsontaiG2227.

23ButδὲdeG1161eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588ownἰδίῳidiōG2398turnτάγματι·tagmatiG5001:ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547thefirstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536;thenἔπειταepeitaG1899atἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846οἱhoiG3588comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,thoseτοῦtouG3588who belong toτῇtēaG3588HimΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24ThenεἶταeitaG1534theτὸtoG3588endτέλος,telosG5056will come,whenὅτανhotanG3752He hands overπαραδιδῷparadidōG3860theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316theκαὶkaiG2532Fatherπατρί,patriG3962afterὅτανhotanG3752He has destroyedκαταργήσῃkatargēsēG2673allπᾶσανpasanG3956dominionἀρχὴνarchēnG746καὶkaiG2532πᾶσανpasanG3956,authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,andκαὶkaiG2532powerδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.

25ForγὰρgarG1063HeαὐτὸνautonG846mustδεῖdeiG1163reignβασιλεύεινbasileueinG936untilἄχρι οὗachri houG891 G3739He has putθῇthēaG5087allπάνταςpantasG3956HisτοὺςtousG3588enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190underὑπὸhupoG5259Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

26ThelastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190to be destroyedκαταργεῖταιkatargeitaiG2673isὁhoG3588deathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

27ForγὰρgarG1063“Godhas putὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293everythingπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228.”NowδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752it saysεἴπῃeipēG2036thatὅτιhotiG3754everythingπάνταpantaG3956has been put under Himὑποτέτακται,hupotetaktaiG5293,thisὅτιhotiG3754clearlyδῆλονdēlonG1212doesnot includeἐκτὸςektosG1622theτοῦtouG3588One whoput everything underὑποτάξαντος τὰ πάντα·hupotaxantos ta pantaG5293 G3588 G3956HimαὐτῷautōG846.

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 egeirontaiG3756 G1453at allὅλωςholōsG3654,whyτίtiG5101καὶkaiG2532are people baptizedβαπτίζονταιbaptizontaiG907forὑπὲρhuperG5228themαὐτῶν;autōnG846?

30AndκαὶkaiG2532whyτίtiG5101do weG1473endanger ourselvesκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793everyπᾶσανpasanG3956hourὥραν;hōranG5610?

31I face deathἀποθνῄσκω,apothnēskōG599everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,as surely asνὴnēG3513τὴνtēnG3588ἣνhēnG3739I boastκαύχησιν, ἔχωkauchēsin echōG2192 G2746about youG5212inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473τῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

32IfεἰeiG1487I fought wild beastsἐθηριομάχησαethēriomachēsaG2341inἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳ,EphesōG2181forκατὰkataG2596humanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444motives,whatτίtiG5101τὸtoG3588did I gainὄφελος;ophelosG3786 G1473?IfεἰeiG1487thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedοὐκ ἐγείρονται,ouk egeirontaiG3756 G1453, “Let us eatφάγωμενphagōmenG5315andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίωμεν,piōmenG4095,forγὰρgarG1063tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839we dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599.”

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