New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 15:3-22

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.

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