New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 15:19-58

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.

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.

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.

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