The Gospel and Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:1-58
Issue 10: Resurrection
#resurrection
Published October 5th, 2021; Updated October 5th, 2021
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Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,
Γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί,
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
Now, I am making known to you, brothers,
τὸ εὐαγγέλιον
the Gospel
ὃ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν,
which I preached (the Gospel) to you,
ὃ καὶ παρελάβετε,
which also I received,
ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἑστήκατε,
in which also you have stood,
and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you— unless you believed in vain.
διʼ οὗ καὶ σῴζεσθε,
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
through which also you are being saved,
τίνι λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν εἰ κατέχετε,
if you are holding fast the word which I preached to you,
ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε.
except you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
For I handed over to you
ἐν πρώτοις,
in first,
ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι
which also I received that
Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς
Christ died on behalf of our sins according to the Scriptures
that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
καὶ ὅτι ἐτάφη
and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
and that he was buried,
καὶ ὅτι ἐγήγερται τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς
and that he has been raised on up the third day according to the Scriptures
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
καὶ ὅτι ὤφθη Κηφᾷ εἶτα τοῖς δώδεκα•
and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
and that he was seen by Cephas then by the twelve;
Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
ἔπειτα ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς ἐφάπαξ,
After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;
then he was seen by above 500 brothers at once,
ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείονες μένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι,
from of which many are remaining until now,
τινὲς δὲ ἐκοιμήθησαν•
but some fell asleep;
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
ἔπειτα ὤφθη Ἰακώβῳ εἶτα τοῖς ἀποστόλοις πᾶσιν•
then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles;
then he was seen by James then y all the apostles;
Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
ἔσχατον δὲ πάντων ὡσπερεὶ τῷ ἐκτρώματι ὤφθη κἀμοί.
and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.
and last of all, as by untimely born, he was seen by me.
For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων
For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For I myself am the lesser of the apostles,
ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος,
who is not fit to be called an apostle
διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ•
because I persecuted the church of God;
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
χάριτι δὲ θεοῦ εἰμι ὅ εἰμι,
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
but by the grace of God, I am who I am,
καὶ ἡ χάρις αὐτοῦ ἡ εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ κενὴ ἐγενήθη,
and his grace did not become vain to me.
ἀλλὰ περισσότερον αὐτῶν πάντων ἐκοπίασα,
but I labored (more) abundantly (than) all of them,
οὐκ ἐγὼ δὲ ἀλλʼ ἡ χάρις τοῦ θεοῦ [ἡ] σὺν ἐμοί.
but (it was) not I, but the grace of God which is in me.
Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
εἴτε οὖν ἐγὼ εἴτε ἐκεῖνοι, οὕτως κηρύσσομεν καὶ οὕτως ἐπιστεύσατε.
Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Therefore, whether I or they, thus we preached and thus you believed.
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς κηρύσσεται ὅτι ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγήγερται,
Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Now if Christ is being preached that he has been raised up from the dead ones,
Condition of 12b
πῶς λέγουσιν ἐν ὑμῖν τινες ὅτι ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν οὐκ ἔστιν;
how (are) some among you saying that "there is no resurrection from the dead?"
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But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
εἰ δὲ ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν οὐκ ἔστιν,
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised;
Now, if there is no resurrection from the dead,
Condition-Conclusion #1
οὐδὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται•
neither has Christ have been raised up;
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται,
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.
and if Christ has not been raised up,
Condition-conclusion #2
κενὸν ἄρα [καὶ] τὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶν, κενὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν•
therefore, our preaching is (in) vain, and our faith is (in) vain.
We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.
εὑρισκόμεθα δὲ καὶ ψευδομάρτυρες τοῦ θεοῦ,
Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.
And we are also found as false witnesses of God,
ὅτι ἐμαρτυρήσαμεν κατὰ τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι ἤγειρεν τὸν Χριστόν,
because we testified against God that he raised up Christ,
Reason for 15a
ὃν οὐκ ἤγειρεν
whom he did not raise up
εἴπερ ἄρα νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται.
if perhaps maybe the dead ones are not raised up.
Qualification of 15b
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
εἰ γὰρ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται,
For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised;
For if the dead ones are not raised up,
Condition-Conclusion #3
οὐδὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται•
neither Christ has been raised up;
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται,
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.
and if Christ has not been raised up,
Condition-Conclusion #4
ματαία ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν,
your faith is worthless,
ἔτι ἐστὲ ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν,
you are still in your sins,
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
ἄρα καὶ οἱ κοιμηθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ ἀπώλοντο.
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
then, also those who have fallen asleep in Christ perished.
If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
εἰ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ ταύτῃ ἐν Χριστῷ ἠλπικότες ἐσμὲν μόνον,
If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.
If we are (only?) having had hope in Christ in this life only,
Condition-Conclusion #5
ἐλεεινότεροι πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἐσμέν.
we are the most pitiable of all men.
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Νυνὶ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.
But now Christ has been raised up from the dead
ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων.
the first fruit of the ones having had fallen asleep.
For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
ἐπειδὴ γὰρ διʼ ἀνθρώπου θάνατος,
For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead.
For just as death (is) through a man,
καὶ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν.
also resurrection from the dead (is) through a man
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ πάντες ἀποθνῄσκουσιν,
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
For just as all men are dying in Adam,
οὕτως καὶ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζῳοποιηθήσονται.
thus also all will be made alive through Christ.
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
Ἕκαστος δὲ ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ τάγματι•
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming,
But each one in his own order:
ἀπαρχὴ Χριστός,
first fruit (is) Christ,
ἔπειτα οἱ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ,
then, the ones (belonging) to Christ in his coming,
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.
εἶτα τὸ τέλος,
then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
then the end,
ὅταν παραδιδῷ τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί,
when he would hand over the kingdom to God and Father,
ὅταν καταργήσῃ πᾶσαν ἀρχὴν
when he would abolish every ruler
καὶ πᾶσαν ἐξουσίαν
and authority
καὶ δύναμιν.
and power.
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
δεῖ γὰρ αὐτὸν βασιλεύειν
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
For it is necessary for him to reign as king
ἄχρι οὗ θῇ πάντας τοὺς ἐχθροὺς
until which he would place all the enemies
ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ.
under his feet.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
ἔσχατος ἐχθρὸς καταργεῖται ὁ θάνατος•
The last enemy that will be abolished is death.
Death, the last enemy being abolished;
For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him.
πάντα γὰρ ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ.
For He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.
For he subjected all things under his feet.
ὅταν δὲ εἴπῃ ὅτι πάντα ὑποτέτακται,
and when he says that "all things have been put under subjection,"
δῆλον ὅτι ἐκτὸς τοῦ ὑποτάξαντος αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα.
(he is) beside the one putting all things in subjection by him (is),
When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
ὅταν δὲ ὑποταγῇ αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα,
When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.
and when all things would be put in subjection by him,
τότε [καὶ] αὐτὸς ὁ υἱὸς ὑποταγήσεται
then the son himself also will be put in subjection
τῷ ὑποτάξαντι αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα,
by the one who subjected all things to him,
ἵνα ᾖ ὁ θεὸς [τὰ] πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν.
in order that God would be all in all.
Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?
Ἐπεὶ τί ποιήσουσιν οἱ βαπτιζόμενοι ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν;
Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
Since what will those who are being baptized for the dead do?
εἰ ὅλως νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται,
if, the dead ones are actually not being raised up,
τί καὶ βαπτίζονται ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν;
why are they being baptized for them at all?
Why are we in danger every hour?
Τί καὶ ἡμεῖς κινδυνεύομεν πᾶσαν ὥραν;
Why are we also in danger every hour?
Why are we also being in dagner every hour?
I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day!
καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀποθνῄσκω,
I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
I am dying throughout the day,
νὴ τὴν ὑμετέραν καύχησιν, [ἀδελφοί],
by your boasting, brothers,
ἣν ἔχω ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.
which I am having in Christ Jesus our Lord.
What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
εἰ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ἐθηριομάχησα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, τί μοι τὸ ὄφελος;
If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
If according to man, I fought the wild animals in Ephesus, what (is) the benefit to me?
εἰ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται,
if the dead are not being raised up,
φάγωμεν καὶ πίωμεν, αὔριον γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκομεν.
Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are dying.
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
μὴ πλανᾶσθε•
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
Do not be being deceived:
φθείρουσιν ἤθη χρηστὰ ὁμιλίαι κακαί.
evil association is corrupting good habits.
Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
ἐκνήψατε δικαίως
Become sober- minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Come to your senses righteously
καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε,
and do not be sinning
ἀγνωσίαν γὰρ θεοῦ τινες ἔχουσιν,
for some are having the ignorance of God,
πρὸς ἐντροπὴν ὑμῖν λαλῶ.
I am saying this to your shame.
But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”
Ἀλλʼ ἐρεῖ τις• πῶς ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροί; ποίῳ δὲ σώματι ἔρχονται;
But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”
But someone will say: "How are the dead being raised up? And what sort of body are they coming?
You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
ἄφρων, σὺ ὃ σπείρεις, οὐ ζῳοποιεῖται ἐὰν μὴ ἀποθάνῃ•
You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;
Fool! You yourself are sowing that which is not being made alive except it would die;
And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
καὶ ὃ σπείρεις, οὐ τὸ σῶμα τὸ γενησόμενον σπείρεις
and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
and that which you are sowing, you are not sowing the body that will be,
ἀλλὰ γυμνὸν κόκκον εἰ τύχοι σίτου ἤ τινος τῶν λοιπῶν•
but a naked wheat/grain, if it may obtain wheat or something of the rest;
But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body.
ὁ δὲ θεὸς δίδωσιν αὐτῷ σῶμα καθὼς ἠθέλησεν,
But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.
but God is giving to him a body just as he desired,
καὶ ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων ἴδιον σῶμα.
and to each one of the seeds, its own body.
For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
Οὐ πᾶσα σὰρξ ἡ αὐτὴ σὰρξ
All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish.
Not all flesh (is) the same flesh
ἀλλʼ ἄλλη μὲν ἀνθρώπων,
but another of man,
ἄλλη δὲ σὰρξ κτηνῶν,
and another flesh of beasts,
ἄλλη δὲ σὰρξ πτηνῶν,
and another flesh of birds,
ἄλλη δὲ ἰχθύων.
and another of fish.
There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another.
καὶ σώματα ἐπουράνια, καὶ σώματα ἐπίγεια•
There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another.
And heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies;
ἀλλʼ ἑτέρα μὲν ἡ τῶν ἐπουρανίων δόξα,
but another of a different kind of the glory of the heavenly bodies,
ἑτέρα δὲ ἡ τῶν ἐπιγείων.
and another kind of the earthly (bodies).
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
ἄλλη δόξα ἡλίου,
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
another glory of the son,
καὶ ἄλλη δόξα σελήνης,
and another glory of the moon,
καὶ ἄλλη δόξα ἀστέρων•
and another glory of the stars;
ἀστὴρ γὰρ ἀστέρος διαφέρει ἐν δόξῃ.
for a star differs (from) a star in glory.
So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.
Οὕτως καὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις τῶν νεκρῶν.
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body;
In this manner also (is) the resurrection of the dead.
σπείρεται ἐν φθορᾷ, ἐγείρεται ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ•
It is being sown in corruptible (body), (but) being raised up in immortality;
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δόξῃ•
it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
it is being sown in dishonor,it is being raised up in glory
σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δυνάμει•
it is being sown in weakness, (but) it is being raised up in power;
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
σπείρεται σῶμα ψυχικόν, ἐγείρεται σῶμα πνευματικόν.
it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
it is being sown a natural body, (but) it is being raised up a spiritual body.
Εἰ ἔστιν σῶμα ψυχικόν, ἔστιν καὶ πνευματικόν.
If (there) is a natural body, (then) (there) is also a spiritual (body).
Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life- giving spirit.
οὕτως καὶ γέγραπται•
So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life- giving spirit.
Thus also it has been written:
ἐγένετο ὁ πρῶτος ἄνθρωπος Ἀδὰμ εἰς ψυχὴν ζῶσαν,
the first man, Adam, became into a living soul,
ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀδὰμ εἰς πνεῦμα ζῳοποιοῦν.
the last Adam into a life-giving spirit.
But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.
ἀλλʼ οὐ πρῶτον τὸ πνευματικὸν
However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.
However the first is not the spiritual,
ἀλλὰ τὸ ψυχικόν, ἔπειτα τὸ πνευματικόν.
but the natural, then the spiritual.
The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.
ὁ πρῶτος ἄνθρωπος ἐκ γῆς χοϊκός,
The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.
The first man from the earth is earthy,
ὁ δεύτερος ἄνθρωπος ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
the second man (is) from heaven.
As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
οἷος ὁ χοϊκός, τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ χοϊκοί,
As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly.
Similar to the earthy, such also are the earthy ones,
καὶ οἷος ὁ ἐπουράνιος, τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ ἐπουράνιοι•
similar to the heavenly, such also are the heavenly ones;
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
καὶ καθὼς ἐφορέσαμεν τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ χοϊκοῦ,
Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
just as we bear the image of the earthy,
φορέσομεν καὶ τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ ἐπουρανίου.
we will bear also the image of the heavenly.
I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Τοῦτο δέ φημι, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι
Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Now I am saying this thing, brothers, that
σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα βασιλείαν θεοῦ κληρονομῆσαι οὐ δύναται
flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God
οὐδὲ ἡ φθορὰ τὴν ἀφθαρσίαν κληρονομεῖ.
neither the perishable is inheriting the imperishable.
Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
ἰδοὺ μυστήριον ὑμῖν λέγω·
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
Behold, I am telling you a mystery:
πάντες οὐ κοιμηθησόμεθα,
we all will not sleep,
πάντες δὲ ἀλλαγησόμεθα
but we will all be changed.
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
ἐν ἀτόμῳ,
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
in a moment
ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ,
in a blinking of an eye,
ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ σάλπιγγι·
in the last trumpet
σαλπίσει γὰρ
for (the trumpet) will sound
καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐγερθήσονται ἄφθαρτοι
and the dead ones will be raised up immortal
καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀλλαγησόμεθα.
and we ourselves will be changed.
For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
Δεῖ γὰρ τὸ φθαρτὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσασθαι ἀφθαρσίαν
For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.
For it is necessary for this corruptible to put on incorruptible.
καὶ τὸ θνητὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσασθαι ἀθανασίαν.
and for this mortality to put on immortality.
When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
ὅταν δὲ τὸ φθαρτὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσηται ἀφθαρσίαν
But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.
But when this perishable would put on imperishable
καὶ τὸ θνητὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσηται ἀθανασίαν,
this mortal also would put on immortality,
τότε γενήσεται ὁ λόγος ὁ γεγραμμένος·
then it will happen the word which has been written:
κατεπόθη ὁ θάνατος εἰς νῖκος.
death was swallowed into victory.
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
ποῦ σου, θάνατε, τὸ νῖκος; ποῦ σου, θάνατε, τὸ κέντρον;
O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
Where, death, (is) your victory? Where, death, is your sting?
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
τὸ δὲ κέντρον τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ἁμαρτία,
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law;
and sin is the sting of death,
ἡ δὲ δύναμις τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ νόμος·
and the power of sin is the law;
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
τῷ δὲ θεῷ χάρις τῷ διδόντι ἡμῖν τὸ νῖκος
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
but grace to God who is giving to us the victory
διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί, ἑδραῖοι γίνεσθε, ἀμετακίνητοι,
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable,
περισσεύοντες ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ τοῦ κυρίου
abounding in the work of the Lord
πάντοτε,
always,
εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κόπος ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔστιν κενὸς ἐν κυρίῳ.
because you have known that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
Γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ὃ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, ὃ καὶ παρελάβετε, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἑστήκατε,
διʼ οὗ καὶ σῴζεσθε, τίνι λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν εἰ κατέχετε, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε.
παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις, ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς
καὶ ὅτι ἐτάφη καὶ ὅτι ἐγήγερται τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς
καὶ ὅτι ὤφθη Κηφᾷ εἶτα τοῖς δώδεκα•
ἔπειτα ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς ἐφάπαξ, ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείονες μένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι, τινὲς δὲ ἐκοιμήθησαν•
ἔπειτα ὤφθη Ἰακώβῳ εἶτα τοῖς ἀποστόλοις πᾶσιν•
ἔσχατον δὲ πάντων ὡσπερεὶ τῷ ἐκτρώματι ὤφθη κἀμοί.
Ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ•
χάριτι δὲ θεοῦ εἰμι ὅ εἰμι, καὶ ἡ χάρις αὐτοῦ ἡ εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ κενὴ ἐγενήθη, ἀλλὰ περισσότερον αὐτῶν πάντων ἐκοπίασα, οὐκ ἐγὼ δὲ ἀλλʼ ἡ χάρις τοῦ θεοῦ [ἡ] σὺν ἐμοί.
εἴτε οὖν ἐγὼ εἴτε ἐκεῖνοι, οὕτως κηρύσσομεν καὶ οὕτως ἐπιστεύσατε.
Εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς κηρύσσεται ὅτι ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγήγερται, πῶς λέγουσιν ἐν ὑμῖν τινες ὅτι ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν οὐκ ἔστιν;
εἰ δὲ ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν οὐκ ἔστιν, οὐδὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται•
εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται, κενὸν ἄρα [καὶ] τὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶν, κενὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν•
εὑρισκόμεθα δὲ καὶ ψευδομάρτυρες τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅτι ἐμαρτυρήσαμεν κατὰ τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι ἤγειρεν τὸν Χριστόν, ὃν οὐκ ἤγειρεν εἴπερ ἄρα νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται.
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εἰ γὰρ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται, οὐδὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται•
εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται, ματαία ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν, ἔτι ἐστὲ ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν,
ἄρα καὶ οἱ κοιμηθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ ἀπώλοντο.
εἰ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ ταύτῃ ἐν Χριστῷ ἠλπικότες ἐσμὲν μόνον, ἐλεεινότεροι πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἐσμέν.
Νυνὶ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων.
ἐπειδὴ γὰρ διʼ ἀνθρώπου θάνατος, καὶ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν.
ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ πάντες ἀποθνῄσκουσιν, οὕτως καὶ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζῳοποιηθήσονται.
Ἕκαστος δὲ ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ τάγματι• ἀπαρχὴ Χριστός, ἔπειτα οἱ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ αὐτοῦ,
εἶτα τὸ τέλος, ὅταν παραδιδῷ τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί, ὅταν καταργήσῃ πᾶσαν ἀρχὴν καὶ πᾶσαν ἐξουσίαν καὶ δύναμιν.
δεῖ γὰρ αὐτὸν βασιλεύειν ἄχρι οὗ θῇ πάντας τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ.
ἔσχατος ἐχθρὸς καταργεῖται ὁ θάνατος•
πάντα γὰρ ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ. ὅταν δὲ εἴπῃ ὅτι πάντα ὑποτέτακται, δῆλον ὅτι ἐκτὸς τοῦ ὑποτάξαντος αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα.
ὅταν δὲ ὑποταγῇ αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα, τότε [καὶ] αὐτὸς ὁ υἱὸς ὑποταγήσεται τῷ ὑποτάξαντι αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα, ἵνα ᾖ ὁ θεὸς [τὰ] πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν.
Ἐπεὶ τί ποιήσουσιν οἱ βαπτιζόμενοι ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν; εἰ ὅλως νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται, τί καὶ βαπτίζονται ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν;
Τί καὶ ἡμεῖς κινδυνεύομεν πᾶσαν ὥραν;
καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀποθνῄσκω, νὴ τὴν ὑμετέραν καύχησιν, [ἀδελφοί], ἣν ἔχω ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.
εἰ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ἐθηριομάχησα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, τί μοι τὸ ὄφελος; εἰ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται, φάγωμεν καὶ πίωμεν, αὔριον γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκομεν.
μὴ πλανᾶσθε• φθείρουσιν ἤθη χρηστὰ ὁμιλίαι κακαί.
ἐκνήψατε δικαίως καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε, ἀγνωσίαν γὰρ θεοῦ τινες ἔχουσιν, πρὸς ἐντροπὴν ὑμῖν λαλῶ.
Ἀλλʼ ἐρεῖ τις• πῶς ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροί; ποίῳ δὲ σώματι ἔρχονται;
ἄφρων, σὺ ὃ σπείρεις, οὐ ζῳοποιεῖται ἐὰν μὴ ἀποθάνῃ•
καὶ ὃ σπείρεις, οὐ τὸ σῶμα τὸ γενησόμενον σπείρεις ἀλλὰ γυμνὸν κόκκον εἰ τύχοι σίτου ἤ τινος τῶν λοιπῶν•
ὁ δὲ θεὸς δίδωσιν αὐτῷ σῶμα καθὼς ἠθέλησεν, καὶ ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων ἴδιον σῶμα.
Οὐ πᾶσα σὰρξ ἡ αὐτὴ σὰρξ ἀλλʼ ἄλλη μὲν ἀνθρώπων, ἄλλη δὲ σὰρξ κτηνῶν, ἄλλη δὲ σὰρξ πτηνῶν, ἄλλη δὲ ἰχθύων.
καὶ σώματα ἐπουράνια, καὶ σώματα ἐπίγεια• ἀλλʼ ἑτέρα μὲν ἡ τῶν ἐπουρανίων δόξα, ἑτέρα δὲ ἡ τῶν ἐπιγείων.
ἄλλη δόξα ἡλίου, καὶ ἄλλη δόξα σελήνης, καὶ ἄλλη δόξα ἀστέρων• ἀστὴρ γὰρ ἀστέρος διαφέρει ἐν δόξῃ.
Οὕτως καὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις τῶν νεκρῶν. σπείρεται ἐν φθορᾷ, ἐγείρεται ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ•
σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δόξῃ• σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δυνάμει•
σπείρεται σῶμα ψυχικόν, ἐγείρεται σῶμα πνευματικόν. Εἰ ἔστιν σῶμα ψυχικόν, ἔστιν καὶ πνευματικόν.
οὕτως καὶ γέγραπται• ἐγένετο ὁ πρῶτος ἄνθρωπος Ἀδὰμ εἰς ψυχὴν ζῶσαν, ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀδὰμ εἰς πνεῦμα ζῳοποιοῦν.
ἀλλʼ οὐ πρῶτον τὸ πνευματικὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ψυχικόν, ἔπειτα τὸ πνευματικόν.
ὁ πρῶτος ἄνθρωπος ἐκ γῆς χοϊκός, ὁ δεύτερος ἄνθρωπος ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
οἷος ὁ χοϊκός, τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ χοϊκοί, καὶ οἷος ὁ ἐπουράνιος, τοιοῦτοι καὶ οἱ ἐπουράνιοι•
καὶ καθὼς ἐφορέσαμεν τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ χοϊκοῦ, φορέσομεν καὶ τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ ἐπουρανίου.
Τοῦτο δέ φημι, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα βασιλείαν θεοῦ κληρονομῆσαι οὐ δύναται οὐδὲ ἡ φθορὰ τὴν ἀφθαρσίαν κληρονομεῖ.
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