New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 15

The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection

1NowδὲdeG1161I makeΓνωρίζωGnōrizōG1107knownG1107to you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098whichὃhoG3739I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097to you, whichὃhoG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532you receivedπαρελάβετε,parelabeteG3880,in whichᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532you standἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476,

2by whichοὗhouG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532you are savedσῴζεσθε,sōzestheG4982,ifεἰeiG1487you holdκατέχετε,katecheteG2722fastG2722the wordλόγῳlogōG3056whichτίνιtiniG5101I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097to you,unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361you believedἐπιστεύσατε.episteusateG4100in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

3ForI deliveredπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860to youas of firstG4413importanceG4413whatὃhoG3739I alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880,that ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266accordingκατὰkataG2596to the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,

4and that He was buriedἐτάφηetaphēG2290, and that He wasraisedἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250accordingκατὰkataG2596to the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,

5and thatHe appearedG3708toCephasΚηφᾷ,KēphaG2786,thenεἶταeitaG1534to the twelveδώδεκα.dōdekaG1427.

6AfterἔπειταepeitaG1899that He appearedG3708to moreG1883thanG1883fiveπεντακοσίοιςpentakosioisG4001hundredG4001brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80at oneG2178timeG2178,mostG4183of whomὧνhōnG3739remainμένουσινmenousinG3306untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι,artiG737,but someτινὲςtinesG5100have fallenG2837asleepἐκοιμήθησαν.ekoimēthēsanG2837;

7thenἔπειταepeitaG1899He appearedG3708toJamesἸακώβῳ,IakōbōG2385,thenεἶταeitaG1534toallπᾶσιν.pasinG3956the apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652;

8and lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078of allπάντωνpantōnG3956, asto oneG1626untimelyG1626bornG1626,He appearedG3708to me alsoκἀμοί.kamoikaiG2532.

9For I amG1510the leastἐλάχιστοςelachistosG1646of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652,and not fitἱκανὸςhikanosG2425to be calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360IpersecutedἐδίωξαediōxaG1377the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

10But bythe graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316I amεἰμιeimiG1510whatὅhoG3739I amεἰμι,eimiG1510,and His graceχάριςcharisG5485towardεἰςeisG1519me did not proveἐγενήθη,egenēthēG1096vainκενὴkenēG2756; but Ilaboredἐκοπίασα,ekopiasaG2872evenG4053moreG4053than allπάντωνpantōnG3956of them, yetG1161not I, but the graceχάριςcharisG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316with me.

11WhetherεἴτεeiteG1535thenοὖνounG3767it wasI orεἴτεeiteG1535they, soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you believedἐπιστεύσατε.¶episteusateG4100.

12NowδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is preachedκηρύσσεταιkērussetaiG2784,that He has been raisedἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,howπῶςpōsG4459do someτινεςtinesG5100amongἐνenG1722you sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004that thereis noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498?

13But ifεἰeiG1487there is noοὐκoukG3756resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται·egēgertaiG1453;

14andifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has not been raisedἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453,thenἄραaraG686our preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782is vainκενὸνkenonG2756,your faithπίστιςpistisG4102alsoG2532is vainκενὴkenēG2756.

15MoreoverδὲdeG1161we are evenκαὶkaiG2532foundεὑρισκόμεθαheuriskomethaG2147to befalseG5577witnessesG5577of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,becauseG3754we testifiedG5577againstκατὰkataG2596GodθεοῦtheouG2316that HeraisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,whomὃνhonG3739He did not raiseἤγειρενēgeirenG1453,ifG1512in factἄραaraG686the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedἐγείρονται·egeirontaiG1453.

16For ifεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται·egēgertaiG1453;

17and ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has not been raisedἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453,your faithπίστιςpistisG4102is worthlessματαίαmataiaG3152;you are stillἔτιetiG2089in your sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266.

18ThenἄραaraG686thoseοἱhoiG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532whohave fallenG2837asleepκοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentesG2837in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547have perishedἀπώλοντο.apōlontoG622.

19IfεἰeiG1487we have hopedἠλπικότεςēlpikotesG1679in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547in thisταύτῃtautēG3778lifeζωῇzōēaG2222onlyG3440, we areof allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444mostG1652to be pitiedG1652.

The Order of Resurrection

20But nowΝυνὶNuniG3570ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, thefirstG536fruitsG536of thoseτῶνtōnG3588whoare asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837.

21For sinceἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894by a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444camedeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288,by a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444alsoκαὶkaiG2532camethe resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

22Foras in AdamἈδὰμAdamG76allπάντεςpantesG3956dieἀποθνῄσκουσιν,apothnēskousinG599,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547allπάντεςpantesG3956will be madeG2227aliveζῳοποιηθήσονται.zōopoiēthēsontaiG2227.

23But eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538in his ownἰδίῳidiōG2398orderτάγματι·tagmatiG5001:ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547the firstG536fruitsG536,afterἔπειταepeitaG1899thatthoseG3588whoG3588are Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547atHis comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,

24thenεἶταeitaG1534comesthe endτέλος,telosG5056,whenὅτανhotanG3752He handsπαραδιδῷparadidōG3860overthe kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932to theGodθεῷtheōG2316and Fatherπατρί,patriG3962,whenὅτανhotanG3752He has abolishedκαταργήσῃkatargēsēG2673allπᾶσανpasanG3956ruleἀρχὴνarchēnG746and allπᾶσανpasanG3956authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849and powerδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.

25For He mustδεῖdeiG1163reignβασιλεύεινbasileueinG936untilἄχριachriG891He has putθῇthēaG5087allπάνταςpantasG3956His enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190underὑπὸhupoG5259His feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

26The lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190that will beabolishedκαταργεῖταιkatargeitaiG2673is deathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

27ForHe has putὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956in subjectionὑποτέτακται,hupotetaktaiG5293underὑπὸhupoG5259His feetπόδαςpodasG4228.But whenὅτανhotanG3752He saysG3004, “AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are putὑποτάξαντοςhupotaxantosG5293in subjectionG5293,”it is evidentδῆλονdēlonG1212that He is exceptedἐκτὸςektosG1622who putG5293allG3956thingsπάντα·pantaG3956in subjectionG5293to Him.

28WhenὅτανhotanG3752allG3956thingsG3956are subjectedὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5293to Him, thenτότεtoteG5119the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207HimselfG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be subjectedὑποταγήσεταιhupotagēsetaiG5293to the One who subjectedὑποτάξαντιhupotaxantiG5293allG3956thingsG3956to Him, soἵναinaG2443thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316may be allG3956in allG3956.

29OtherwiseἘπεὶEpeiG1893,whatτίtiG5101will thoseG3588doποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160who are baptizedβαπτιζόμενοιbaptizomenoiG907for the deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?IfεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedἐγείρονται·egeirontaiG1453at allὅλωςholōsG3654,whyτίtiG5101thenκαὶkaiG2532are they baptizedβαπτίζονταιbaptizontaiG907for them?

30WhyτίtiG5101are we alsoκαὶkaiG2532in dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793everyπᾶσανpasanG3956hourὥραν;hōranG5610?

31I affirmνὴnēG3513,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,by the boastingκαύχησιν,kauchēsinG2746in you whichἣνhēnG3739I haveἔχωechōG2192in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424our LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,I dieἀποθνῄσκω,apothnēskōG599dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250.

32IfεἰeiG1487from humanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444motivesκατὰkataG2596IfoughtG2341with wildG2341beastsG2341atEphesusἘφέσῳ,EphesōG2181,whatτίtiG5101does it profitὄφελος;ophelosG3786me? IfεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453,let us eatG2068and drinkπίωμεν,piōmenG4095,for tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839we dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599.

33Do not be deceivedπλανᾶσθε·planastheG4105: “Badκακαί.kakaiG2556companyὁμιλίαιhomiliaiG3657corruptsφθείρουσινphtheirousinG5351goodχρηστὰchrēstaG5543moralsἤθηēthēG2239.”

34BecomeG1594sober-mindedG1594as you oughtδικαίωςdikaiōsG1346,and stopμὴmēG3361sinningἁμαρτάνετε·hamartaneteG264;for someτινεςtinesG5100haveἔχουσιν·echousinG2192noG56knowledgeG56of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.I speakλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980thisto your shameἐντροπὴνentropēnG1791.

35Butsomeoneτις·tisG5100will sayG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459arethe deadνεκροί;nekroiG3498raisedἐγείρονταιegeirontaiG1453?And with whatG4169kindG4169of bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983do they comeἔρχονται;erchontaiG2064?”

36You foolἄφρων,aphrōnG878!That whichὃhoG3739yousowσπείρεις,speireisG4687does not comeG2227to lifeζῳοποιεῖταιzōopoieitaiG2227unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361it diesἀποθάνῃ·apothanēG599;

37and that whichὃhoG3739you sowσπείρεις,speireisG4687,you do not sowσπείρειςspeireisG4687the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983which is to be, but a bareγυμνὸνgumnonG1131grainκόκκον,kokkonG2848,perhapsτύχοι,tuchoiG5177of wheatσίτουsitouG4621orἤēG2228ofsomethingτινοςtinosG5100elseλοιπῶν·loipōnG3062.

38But GodθεὸςtheosG2316givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325it a bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He wishedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309, andto eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538of the seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōnG4690a bodyσῶμα.¶sōmaG4983of its ownἴδιονidionG2398.

39AllπᾶσαpasaG3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561is not the sameαὐτὴautēG846fleshσὰρξsarxG4561,but there is oneἄλληallēG243fleshof menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,and anotherἄλληallēG243fleshσὰρξsarxG4561of beastsκτηνῶν,ktēnōnG2934,and anotherἄλληallēG243fleshσὰρξsarxG4561of birdsπτηνῶν,ptēnōnG4421,and anotherἄλληallēG243of fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486.

40There are alsoG2532heavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983and earthlyἐπίγεια·epigeiaG1919bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983,but the gloryδόξα,doxaG1391of the heavenlyἐπουρανίωνepouraniōnG2032is oneἑτέραheteraG2087, and the gloryof the earthlyἐπιγείων.epigeiōnG1919is anotherἑτέραheteraG2087.

41There is oneἄλληallēG243gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the sunἡλίου,hēliouG2246,and anotherἄλληallēG243gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the moonσελήνης,selēnēsG4582,and anotherἄλληallēG243gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the starsἀστέρων·asterōnG792;for starἀστὴρastērG792differsδιαφέρειdiaphereiG1308from starἀστέροςasterosG792in gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

42SoΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532is the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.It is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687a perishableφθορᾷ,phthoraG5356body,it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453an imperishableἀφθαρσίᾳ·aphtharsiaG861body;

43it is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687in dishonorἀτιμίᾳ,atimiaG819,it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453ingloryδόξῃ·doxēG1391;it is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687in weaknessἀσθενείᾳ,astheneiaG769,it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453in powerδυνάμει·dunameiG1411;

44it is sownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687anaturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,it is raisedἐγείρεταιegeiretaiG1453aspiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.IfεἰeiG1487there is a naturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,there is alsoκαὶkaiG2532a spiritualπνευματικόν.pneumatikonG4152body.

45SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,AdamἈδὰμAdamG76,becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a livingζῶσαν·zōsanG2198soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590.” ThelastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078AdamἈδὰμAdamG76became alife-givingζῳοποιοῦν.zōopoiounG2227spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

46HoweverG235,the spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152is not firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,but the naturalψυχικόν,psuchikonG5591;thenἔπειταepeitaG1899the spiritualπνευματικόν.¶pneumatikonG4152.

47The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isfrom the earthγῆςgēsG1093,earthyχοϊκός,choikosG5517;the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is from heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

48As is the earthyχοϊκός,choikosG5517,soτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108alsoG2532are thoseG3588who are earthyχοϊκοί,choikoiG5517;and as is the heavenlyἐπουράνιος,epouraniosG2032,soτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108alsoG2532are thoseG3588who are heavenlyἐπουράνιοι·epouranioiG2032.

49JustκαθὼςkathōsG2531as we haveborneἐφορέσαμενephoresamenG5409the imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504of the earthyχοϊκοῦ,choikouG5517, wewill alsoG2532bearφορέσομενphoresomenG5409the imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504of the heavenlyἐπουρανίου.¶epouraniouG2032.

The Mystery of Resurrection

50NowδέdeG1161I sayφημι,phēmiG5346thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, thatfleshσὰρξsarxG4561and bloodαἷμαhaimaG129cannotοὐ δύναται,ou dunataiG1410 G3756inheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiG2816the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;norοὐδὲoudeG3761doesthe perishableφθορὰphthoraG5356inheritκληρονομεῖ.klēronomeiG2816the imperishableἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861.

51BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I tellλέγω·legōG3004you amysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466;we will not allπάντεςpantesG3956sleepκοιμηθησόμεθα,koimēthēsomethaG2837,but we will allπάντεςpantesG3956bechangedἀλλαγησόμεθαallagēsomethaG236,

52in a momentἀτόμῳatomōG823,in the twinklingῥιπῇrhipēaG4493of an eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,at the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078trumpetσάλπιγγι·salpingiG4536; forthe trumpetσαλπίσειsalpiseiG4537will soundG4537, andthe deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498will be raisedἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453imperishableἄφθαρτοι,aphthartoiG862, andwe will be changedἀλλαγησόμεθα.allagēsomethaG236.

53For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778perishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349mustδεῖdeiG1163putἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746onthe imperishableἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861,and thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778mortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349must putἐνδύσασθαιendusasthaiG1746on immortalityἀθανασίαν.athanasianG110.

54But whenὅτανhotanG3752thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778perishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349will have putἐνδύσηταιendusētaiG1746onthe imperishableἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861,and thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778mortalθνητὸνthnētonG2349will have putἐνδύσηταιendusētaiG1746on immortalityἀθανασίαν,athanasianG110,thenτότεtoteG5119will comeγενήσεταιgenēsetaiG1096about the sayingλόγοςlogosG3056that is writtenγεγραμμένος·gegrammenosG1125, “DeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288is swallowedκατεπόθηkatepothēG2666upin victoryνῖκος.nikosG3534.

55O deathθάνατε,thanateG2288,whereποῦpouG4226is your victoryνῖκος;nikosG3534?O deathθάνατε,thanateG2288,whereποῦpouG4226is your stingκέντρον;kentronG2759?”

56The stingκέντρονkentronG2759ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288is sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266, andthe powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266is the lawνόμος.¶nomosG3551;

57butthanksχάριςcharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316,who givesδιδόντιdidontiG1325us thevictoryνῖκοςnikosG3534throughδιὰdiaG1223our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

58Thereforeὥστε,hōsteG5620,my belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,be steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,immovableἀμετακίνητοι,ametakinētoiG277,alwaysπάντοτε,pantoteG3842aboundingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052inthe workἔργῳergōG2041of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,knowingG3609that your toilκόποςkoposG2873is not invainκενὸςkenosG2756in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection

The Order of Resurrection

The Mystery of Resurrection

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15