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1 Corinthians 15:3-22

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.

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