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1 Corinthians 15:1-32

1MoreoverδὲdeG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I declareΓνωρίζωGnōrizōG1107unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098whichὃhoG3739I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,whichὃhoG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye have receivedπαρελάβετε,parelabeteG3880,andκαὶkaiG2532whereinἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739ye standἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476;

2Byδι᾽di᾽G1223whichοὗhouG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye are savedσῴζεσθε,sōzestheG4982,ifεἰeiG1487ye keep in memoryκατέχετε,katecheteG2722whatτίνιtiniG5101λόγῳlogōG3056I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,unlessἐκτὸςektosG1622εἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361ye have believedἐπιστεύσατε.episteusateG4100in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

3ForγὰρgarG1063I deliveredπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771ἐνenG1722first of allπρώτοιςprōtoisG4413that whichὃhoG3739IG3880alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedG3880,how thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228ourG1473sinsτῶν ἁμαρτιῶνtōn hamartiōnG3588 G266according toκατὰkataG2596the scripturesτὰς γραφὰςtas graphasG3588 G1124;

4G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754he was buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754he rose againἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250according toκατὰkataG2596the scripturesγραφὰςgraphasG3588 G1124:

5τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754he was seenG3708of CephasΚηφᾷ,KēphaG2786,thenεἶταeitaG1534of the twelveδώδεκα.dōdekaG1427:

6οἱhoiG3588After thatἔπειταepeitaG1899,he was seenG3708of aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883five hundredπεντακοσίοιςpentakosioisG4001brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80at onceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178;ofἐξexG1537whomὧνhōnG3739the greater partπλείονεςpleionesG4119remainμένουσινmenousinG3306untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193this presentἄρτι,artiG737,butδὲdeG1161someτινὲςtinesG5100G2532are fallen asleepἐκοιμήθησαν.ekoimēthēsanG2837.

7After thatἔπειταepeitaG1899,he was seenG3708of JamesἸακώβῳ,IakōbōG2385;thenεἶταeitaG1534of allπᾶσιν.pasinG3956the apostlesτοῖς ἀποστόλοιςtois apostoloisG3588 G652.

8AndδὲdeG1161lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078of allπάντωνpantōnG3956he was seenG3708of me alsoG2504,asὡσπερεὶhōspereiG5619of oneτῷtōG3588born out of due timeἐκτρώματιektrōmatiG1626.

9ὁhoG3588ForγάρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510the leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646of the apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλωνtōn apostolōnG3588 G652,thatὃςhosG3739amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756meetἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to be calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360I persecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377the churchτὴν ἐκκλησίανtēn ekklēsianG3588 G1577of Godτοῦ θεοῦ·tou theouG3588 G2316.

10ἡhēG3588ButδὲdeG1161by the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316I amεἰμιeimiG1510whatὅhoG3739I amεἰμι,eimiG1510:andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846graceχάρις ἡcharis hēG3588 G5485which was bestoweduponεἰςeisG1519meἐμὲemeG1473wasἐγενήθη,egenēthēG1096notοὐouG3756in vainκενὴkenēG2756;butἀλλὰallaG235I labouredἐκοπίασα,ekopiasaG2872more abundantlyG4053than theyαὐτῶνautōnG846allπάντωνpantōnG3956:yetδέ,deG1161notοὐκoukG3756IἐγὼegōG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the graceἡ χάριςhē charisG3588 G5485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316which wasἡhēG3588withσὺνsunG4862meἐμοί.emoiG1473.

11ThereforeοὖνounG3767whetherεἴτεeiteG1535it wereIἐγὼegōG1473orεἴτεeiteG1535theyἐκεῖνοι,ekeinoiG1565,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784,andκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ye believedἐπιστεύσατε.¶episteusateG4100.

12NowδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547be preachedκηρύσσεταιkērussetaiG2784thatὅτιhotiG3754he roseἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,howπῶςpōsG4459sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004someτινεςtinesG5100amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754there isἔστιν;estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498?

13ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487there beἔστιν,estinG1510noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,thenG3761isG1453ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547notG3761risenG1453:

14AndG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beG1453notοὐκoukG3756risenG1453,thenἄραaraG686isourG1473preachingτὸ κήρυγμαto kērugmaG3588 G2782vainκενὸνkenonG2756,andG1161yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102isalsoG2532vainκενὴkenēG2756.

15YeaδὲdeG1161,andκαὶkaiG2532we are foundεὑρισκόμεθαheuriskomethaG2147false witnessesψευδομάρτυρεςpseudomarturesG5575of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;becauseὅτιhotiG3754we have testifiedἐμαρτυρήσαμενemarturēsamenG3140ofκατὰkataG2596Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316thatὅτιhotiG3754he raised upG1453Christτὸν Χριστὸνton ChristonG3588 G5547:whomὃνhonG3739he raisedG1453notοὐκoukG3756upG1453,if soG1512be thatἄραaraG686the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498riseG1453notοὐκoukG3756.

16ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498riseG1453notοὐκoukG3756,thenG3761isG1453notG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547raisedG1453:

17AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beG1453notοὐκoukG3756raisedG1453,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102isvainματαίαmataiaG3152;ye areἐστὲesteG1510yetἔτιetiG2089inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771sinsταῖς ἁμαρτίαιςtais hamartiaisG3588 G266.

18ThenἄραaraG686theyοἱhoiG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532which are fallen asleepκοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentesG2837inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547are perishedἀπώλοντο.apōlontoG622.

19IfεἰeiG1487inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778lifeτῇ ζωῇtēa zōēaG3588 G2222onlyG3440we haveἐσμὲνesmenG1510hopeἠλπικότεςēlpikotesG1679inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,we areἐσμέν.¶esmenG1510of allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444most miserableἐλεεινότεροιeleeinoteroiG1652.

20ButδὲdeG1161nowΝυνὶNuniG3570is ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547risenἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, andbecomeG1096the firstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536of themτῶνtōnG3588that sleptκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837.

21ForγὰρgarG1063sinceἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894byδι᾽di᾽G1223manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444camedeathθάνατοςthanatosG3588 G2288,byδι᾽di᾽G1223manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444camealsoκαὶkaiG2532the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

22ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618inἐνenG1722Adamτῷ Ἀδὰμtō AdamG3588 G76allπάντεςpantesG3956dieἀποθνῄσκουσιν,apothnēskousinG599,evenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779inἐνenG1722Christτῷ Χριστῷtō ChristōG3588 G5547shallG2227allπάντεςpantesG3956be made aliveG2227.

23ButδὲdeG1161every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538inἐνenG1722his ownἰδίῳidiōG3588 G2398orderτάγματι·tagmatiG5001:ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547the firstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536;afterwardἔπειταepeitaG1899they that areG3588Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547atἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3588 G3952.

24ThenεἶταeitaG1534comeththe endτὸ τέλος,to telosG3588 G5056,whenὅτανhotanG3752he shall have delivered upπαραδιδῷparadidōG3860the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,evenκαὶkaiG2532the Fatherπατρί,patriG3962;whenὅτανhotanG3752he shall have put downκαταργήσῃkatargēsēG2673allπᾶσανpasanG3956ruleἀρχὴνarchēnG746andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849andκαὶkaiG2532powerδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.

25ForγὰρgarG1063heαὐτὸνautonG846mustδεῖdeiG1163reignβασιλεύεινbasileueinG936,tillἄχριachriG891heοὗhouG3739G302hath putθῇthēaG5087allπάνταςpantasG3956enemiesτοὺς ἐχθροὺςtous echthrousG3588 G2190underὑπὸhupoG5259hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228.

26The lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190thatshall be destroyedκαταργεῖταιkatargeitaiG2673isdeathὁ θάνατος.ho thanatosG3588 G2288.

27ForγὰρgarG1063he hath putὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293all thingsπάνταpantaG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228.ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752he saithG3004ὅτιhotiG3754all thingsπάνταpantaG3956are put underὑποτέτακται,hupotetaktaiG5293him, it ismanifestδῆλονdēlonG1212thatὅτιhotiG3754he is exceptedἐκτὸςektosG1622,whichτοῦtouG3588did putὑποτάξαντοςhupotaxantosG5293all thingsτὰ πάντα·ta pantaG3588 G3956underG5293himαὐτῷautōG846.

28AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752all thingsτὰ πάντα,ta pantaG3588 G3956shall be subduedG5293unto himαὐτῷautōG846,thenτότεtoteG5119shallG5293the Sonὁ υἱὸςho huiosG3588 G5207alsoκαὶkaiG2532himselfαὐτὸςautosG846be subjectG5293unto himτῷtōG3588that putG5293all thingsτὰ πάντα,ta pantaG3588 G3956under himαὐτῷautōG846,thatἵναinaG2443Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316may beᾖēG1510allτὰ πάνταta pantaG3588 G3956inἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956.

29ElseἘπεὶEpeiG1893whatτίtiG5101shall they doποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160whichG3588are baptizedG907forὑπὲρhuperG5228the deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3588 G3498,ifεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498riseἐγείρονται·egeirontaiG1453notοὐκoukG3756at allὅλωςholōsG3654?whyτίtiG5101are theyG907thenκαὶkaiG2532baptizedG907forὑπὲρhuperG5228the deadG3588 G3498?

30AndκαὶkaiG2532whyτίtiG5101standG2793weG1473in jeopardyG2793everyπᾶσανpasanG3956hourὥραν;hōranG5610?

31I protest byνὴnēG3513yourG2251rejoicingτὴν καύχησιν,tēn kauchēsinG3588 G2746whichἣνhēnG3739I haveἔχωechōG2192inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,I dieἀποθνῄσκω,apothnēskōG599dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250.

32IfεἰeiG1487after the mannerκατὰkataG2596of menἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444I have fought with beastsἐθηριομάχησαethēriomachēsaG2341atἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳ,EphesōG2181,whatτίtiG5101advantageth itτὸ ὄφελος;to ophelosG3588 G3786meG1473,ifεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498riseἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453notοὐκoukG3756?let us eatφάγωμενphagōmenG5315andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίωμεν,piōmenG4095;forγὰρgarG1063to morrowαὔριονaurionG839we dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599.

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