New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 15:14-20

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.

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