New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 15:1-32

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.

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.

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