Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 15:12-49

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.”

33Do notμὴmēG3361be deceivedπλανᾶσθε·planastheG4105: “Badκακαί.kakaiG2556companyὁμιλίαιhomiliaiG3657corruptsφθείρουσινphtheirousinG5351goodχρηστὰchrēstaG5543characterἤθηēthēG2239.”

34Sober upἐκνήψατεeknēpsateG1594as you oughtδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346,andκαὶkaiG2532stop sinningμὴ ἁμαρτάνετε·mē hamartaneteG3361 G264;forγὰρgarG1063someτινεςtinesG5100of youare ignorantἀγνωσίαν ἔχουσιν·agnōsian echousinG2192 G56of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.I say thisλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980toπρὸςprosG4314yourὑμῖνhuminG4771shameἐντροπὴνentropēnG1791.

35ButἈλλ᾽All᾽G235someoneτις·tisG5100will askG2046, “HowπῶςpōsG4459are theοἱhoiG3588deadνεκροί;nekroiG3498raisedἐγείρονταιegeirontaiG1453δὲdeG1161?With what kindποίῳpoiōG4169of bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983will they comeἔρχονται;erchontaiG2064?”

36YouσὺsuG4771foolἄφρων,aphrōnG878!WhatὃhoG3739you sowσπείρεις,speireisG4687does not come to lifeοὐ ζῳοποιεῖταιou zōopoieitaiG3756 G2227unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361it diesἀποθάνῃ·apothanēG599.

37AndκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739you sowσπείρεις,speireisG4687isnotοὐouG3756theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thatτὸtoG3588will beγενησόμενονgenēsomenonG1096,butἀλλὰallaG235justσπείρειςspeireisG4687a seedγυμνὸν κόκκον,gumnon kokkonG1131 G2848,perhapsεἰ τύχοι,ei tuchoiG1487 G5177of wheatσίτουsitouG4621orἤēG2228somethingτινοςtinosG5100τῶνtōnG3588elseλοιπῶν·loipōnG3062.

38ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325itαὐτῷautōG846a bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He has designedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309,andκαὶkaiG2532to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538kindofτῶνtōnG3588seedσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690He givesits ownἴδιονidionG2398bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983.

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.

42SoΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779will it beκαὶkaiG2532with theἡhēG3588resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498:What is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687isperishableἐν φθορᾷ,en phthoraG1722 G5356;it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453imperishableἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ·en aphtharsiaG1722 G861.

43It is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687inἐνenG1722dishonorἀτιμίᾳ,atimiaG819;it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453inἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ·doxēG1391.It is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳ,astheneiaG769;it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453inἐνenG1722powerδυνάμει·dunameiG1411.

44It is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687a naturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983;it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453a spiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.IfεἰeiG1487there isἔστινestinG1510a naturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,there isἔστινestinG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532a spiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152body.

45καὶkaiG2532SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “TheὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444AdamἈδὰμAdamG76becameἐγένετο εἰςegeneto eisG1096 G1519a livingζῶσαν·zōsanG2198beingψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590”;theὁhoG3588lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078AdamἈδὰμAdamG76εἰςeisG1519a life-givingζῳοποιοῦν.zōopoiounG2227spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

46TheτὸtoG3588spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152,howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, wasnotοὐouG3756firstG4412,butἀλλὰallaG235theτὸtoG3588naturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591,and thenἔπειταepeitaG1899theτὸtoG3588spiritualπνευματικόν.¶pneumatikonG4152.

47TheὉHoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasof the dustχοϊκός,choikosG5517ofἐκekG1537theearthγῆςgēsG1093,theὁhoG3588secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

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.

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