New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 15:1-32

1NowδὲdeG1161I makeΓνωρίζωGnōrizōG1107knownG1107to you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098whichὃhoG3739I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097to you, whichὃhoG3739you alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedπαρελάβετε,parelabeteG3880,in whichᾧhōG3739you alsoκαὶkaiG2532standἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476,

2by whichοὗhouG3739you alsoκαὶkaiG2532are savedσῴζεσθε,sōzestheG4982,ifεἰeiG1487you holdκατέχετε,katecheteG2722firmlyG2722tothe wordλόγῳlogōG3056whichτίνιtiniG5101I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097to you,unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361you believedἐπιστεύσατε.episteusateG4100in vainεἰκῇeikēaG1500.

3ForI handedG3860downG3860to 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.

6AfterG1899thatG1899He appearedG3708to moreG1883thanG1883fiveπεντακοσίοιςpentakosioisG4001hundredG4001brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80and sistersatG2178oneG2178timeG2178,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,then not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερται·egēgertaiG1453;

14andifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has not been raisedἐγήγερται,egēgertaiG1453,thenἄραaraG686our preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782is inG2756vainG2756,your faithπίστιςpistisG4102alsoG2532is inG2756vainG2756.

15MoreoverδὲdeG1161,we are evenκαὶkaiG2532foundεὑρισκόμεθαheuriskomethaG2147to befalseG5577witnessesG5577of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,becauseG3754we testifiedἐμαρτυρήσαμενemarturēsamenG3140againstκατὰkataG2596GodθεοῦtheouG2316that HeraisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,whomὃνhonG3739He did not raiseἤγειρενēgeirenG1453,ifG1512in factἄραaraG686the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedἐγείρονται·egeirontaiG1453.

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

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

18ThenἄραaraG686alsoκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588whohave fallenG2837asleepκοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentesG2837in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547have perishedἀπώλοντο.apōlontoG622.

19IfεἰeiG1487we have hopedἠλπικότεςēlpikotesG1679in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547onlyG3440in thisταύτῃtautēG3778lifeζωῇzōēaG2222, we areof allπάντωνpantōnG3956peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444mostG1652toG1652beG1652pitiedG1652.

20But theG3570factG3570isG3570,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has been raisedἐγήγερταιegēgertaiG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, thefirstG536fruitsG536of thoseτῶνtōnG3588whoareG2837asleepκεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnG2837.

21For sinceἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894by a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288came,by a ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444alsoκαὶkaiG2532camethe resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG386of the deadνεκρῶν.nekrōnG3498.

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

23But eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538in his ownἰδίῳidiōG2398orderτάγματι·tagmatiG5001:ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547the firstG536fruitsG536,afterG1899thatG1899thoseG3588whoG3588are Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547atHis comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,

24thenεἶταeitaG1534comesthe endτέλος,telosG5056,whenὅτανhotanG3752He handsG3860overG3860the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932to ourGodθεῷtheōG2316and Fatherπατρί,patriG3962,whenὅτανhotanG3752He has abolishedκαταργήσῃkatargēsēG2673allπᾶσανpasanG3956ruleἀρχὴνarchēnG746and allπᾶσανpasanG3956authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849and powerδύναμιν·dunaminG1411.

25For He mustδεῖdeiG1163reignβασιλεύεινbasileueinG936untilἄχριachriG891He has putθῇthēaG5087allπάνταςpantasG3956His enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190underὑπὸhupoG5259His feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

26The lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078enemyἐχθρὸςechthrosG2190that will beabolishedκαταργεῖταιkatargeitaiG2673is deathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

27ForHe has putὑπέταξενhupetaxenG5293allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956inG5293subjectionὑποτέτακται,hupotetaktaiG5293underὑπὸhupoG5259His feetπόδαςpodasG4228.But whenὅτανhotanG3752He saysG3004, “AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are putὑποτάξαντοςhupotaxantosG5293inG5293subjectionG5293,”it is clearδῆλονdēlonG1212thatthis excludesἐκτὸςektosG1622the Fatherwho putG5293allG3956thingsπάντα·pantaG3956inG5293subjectionG5293to Him.

28WhenὅτανhotanG3752allG3956thingsG3956are subjectedG5293to Him, thenτότεtoteG5119the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207HimselfG846will alsoκαὶkaiG2532beG5293subjectedG5293to the One who subjectedG5293allG3956thingsG3956to Him, soἵναinaG2443thatG2443GodθεὸςtheosG2316may be allG3956in allG3956.

29ForG1893otherwiseἘπεὶEpeiG1893,whatτίtiG5101will thoseG3588doποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160who are baptizedβαπτιζόμενοιbaptizomenoiG907for the deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?IfεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedἐγείρονται·egeirontaiG1453at allὅλωςholōsG3654,whyτίtiG5101thenκαὶkaiG2532are they baptizedβαπτίζονταιbaptizontaiG907for them?

30WhyτίtiG5101areG2793we alsoκαὶkaiG2532inG2793dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793everyπᾶσανpasanG3956hourὥραν;hōranG5610?

31I affirmνὴnēG3513,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,by the boastingκαύχησιν,kauchēsinG2746in you whichἣνhēnG3739I haveἔχωechōG2192in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424our LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, thatI dieἀποθνῄσκω,apothnēskōG599dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250.

32IfεἰeiG1487from humanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444motivesκατὰkataG2596IfoughtG2341withG2341wildG2341beastsG2341atEphesusἘφέσῳ,EphesōG2181,whatτίtiG5101goodὄφελος;ophelosG3786is it to me? IfεἰeiG1487the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are not raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453,let’s eatG2068and drinkπίωμεν,piōmenG4095,for tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839we dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599.

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