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1 Corinthians 15

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ΓνωρίζωI make knownδὲnowὑμῖν,to you,ἀδελφοί,brothers,τὸtheεὐαγγέλιονgospelὃthatεὐηγγελισάμηνI evangelisedὑμῖν,to you,ὃwhichκαὶalsoπαρελάβετε,you received,ἐνinᾧwhichκαὶalsoἑστήκατεyou have stood
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δι᾽throughοὗwhichκαὶalsoσῴζεσθε,you are being saved,τίνιto theλόγῳwordεὐηγγελισάμηνI evangelisedὑμῖνto youεἰifκατέχετε,you hold fast,ἐκτὸςunlessεἰonlyμὴexceptεἰκῇin vainἐπιστεύσατε.you have believed.
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παρέδωκαI deliveredγὰρforὑμῖνto youἐνinπρώτοιςthe foremostὃwhatκαὶalsoπαρέλαβονI receivedὅτιthatΧριστὸςChristἀπέθανενdiedὑπὲρforτῶνtheἁμαρτιῶνsinsἡμῶνof usκατὰaccording toτὰςtheγραφὰςScriptures
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καὶandὅτιthatἐτάφηHe was buriedκαὶandὅτιthatἐγήγερταιHe has been raisedτῇon theἡμέρᾳdayτῇtheτρίτῃthirdκατὰaccording toτὰςtheγραφὰςScriptures
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καὶandὅτιthatὤφθηHe appearedΚηφᾷ,to Cephas,εἶταthenτοῖςto theδώδεκα.Twelve.
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ἔπειταThereafterὤφθηHe appearedἐπάνωto aboveπεντακοσίοιςfive hundredἀδελφοῖςbrothersἐφάπαξat onceἐξofὧνwhomοἱtheπλείονεςgreater partμένουσινremainἕωςuntilἄρτι,now,τινὲςsomeδὲhoweverκαὶandἐκοιμήθησαν.were fallen asleep.
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ἔπειταThenὤφθηHe appearedἸακώβῳ,to James,εἶταthenτοῖςto theἀποστόλοιςapostlesπᾶσιν.all.
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ἔσχατονLastδὲthenπάντωνof allὡσπερεὶasτῷanἐκτρώματιuntimely birthὤφθηHe appearedκἀμοί.also to me.
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ἐγὼI myselfγάρforεἰμιamὁtheἐλάχιστοςleastτῶνof theἀποστόλωνapostlesὃςwhoοὐκnotεἰμὶamἱκανὸςfitκαλεῖσθαιto be calledἀπόστολος,an apostle,διότιbecauseἐδίωξαI persecutedτὴνtheἐκκλησίανchurchτοῦtheθεοῦ·of God;
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χάριτιBy the graceδὲhoweverθεοῦof GodεἰμιI amὅwhatεἰμι,I am,καὶandἡtheχάριςgraceαὐτοῦof Himἡtheεἰςtowardἐμὲme myselfοὐnotκενὴvoidἐγενήθη,has been,ἀλλὰRatherπερισσότερονmore excessiveαὐτῶνthan themπάντωνallἐκοπίασα,I toiled,οὐκnotἐγὼI myselfδέ,however,ἀλλ᾽butἡtheχάριςgraceτοῦtheθεοῦof Godἡthat wasσὺνwithἐμοί.me myself.
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εἴτεWhetherοὖνthereforeἐγὼI myselfεἴτεorἐκεῖνοι,they,οὕτωςthusκηρύσσομενwe preachκαὶandοὕτωςthusἐπιστεύσατε.¶you believed.
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ΕἰIfδὲnowΧριστὸςChristκηρύσσεταιis preachedὅτιthatἐκout fromνεκρῶνthe deadἐγήγερται,He has been raised,πῶςhowλέγουσινsayἐνamongὑμῖνyouτινεςsomeὅτιthatἀνάστασιςa resurrectionνεκρῶνof the deadοὐκnotἔστιν;there is?
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εἰIfδὲhoweverἀνάστασιςa resurrectionνεκρῶνof the deadοὐκnotἔστιν,there is,οὐδὲneitherΧριστὸςChristἐγήγερται·has been raised;
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εἰifδὲthenΧριστὸςChristοὐκnotἐγήγερται,has been raised,κενὸνis voidἄραthenκαὶalsoτὸtheκήρυγμαpreachingἡμῶν,of us,κενὴvoidδὲnowκαὶalsoἡtheπίστιςfaithὑμῶν.of you.
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εὑρισκόμεθαWe are foundδὲthenκαὶalsoψευδομάρτυρεςfalse witnessesτοῦtheθεοῦ,of God,ὅτιbecauseἐμαρτυρήσαμενwe have witnessedκατὰconcerningτοῦtheθεοῦGodὅτιthatἤγειρενHe raised upτὸνtheΧριστὸνChristὃνwhomοὐκnotἤγειρενHe has raisedεἴπερif indeedἄραthenνεκροὶthe deadοὐκnotἐγείρονται·are raised;
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εἰIfγὰρforνεκροὶthe deadοὐκnotἐγείρονται,are raised,οὐδὲneitherΧριστὸςChristἐγήγερται·has been raised;
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εἰifδὲthenΧριστὸςChristοὐκnotἐγήγερται,has been raised,ματαίαis futileἡtheπίστιςfaithὑμῶνof youἐστίν·is;ἔτιstillἐστὲyou areἐνinταῖςtheἁμαρτίαιςsinsὑμῶν·of you;
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ἄραThenκαὶalsoοἱthoseκοιμηθέντεςhaving fallen asleepἐνinΧριστῷChristἀπώλοντο.have perished.
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εἰIfἐνinτῇtheζωῇlifeταύτῃthisἐνinΧριστῷChristἠλπικότεςalready hopingἐσμὲνwe areμόνον,only,ἐλεεινότεροιmore to be pitiedπάντωνthan allἀνθρώπωνmenἐσμέν.¶we are.
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ΝυνὶNowδὲhoweverΧριστὸςChristἐγήγερταιhas been raisedἐκout fromνεκρῶν,the dead,ἀπαρχὴfirstfruitτῶνof thoseκεκοιμημένωνhaving fallen asleepἐγένετο.¶he became.
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ἘπειδὴSinceγὰρforδι᾽throughἀνθρώπουa man cameὁtheθάνατοςdeathκαὶalsoδι᾽throughἀνθρώπουa manἀνάστασιςresurrectionνεκρῶν.of the dead.
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ὥσπερFor asγὰρindeedἐνinτῷtheἈδὰμAdamπάντεςallἀποθνῄσκουσιν,die,οὕτωςsoκαὶalsoἐνinτῷtheΧριστῷChristπάντεςallζῳοποιηθήσονται.will be made alive.
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ἕκαστοςeachδὲhoweverἐνinτῷtheἰδίῳownτάγματι·order:ἀπαρχὴthe firstfruitΧριστός,Christ,ἔπειταthenοἱthoseτοῦtheΧριστοῦof Christἐνatτῇtheπαρουσίᾳcomingαὐτοῦ·of Him;
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εἶταthenτὸtheτέλος,end,ὅτανwhenπαραδιδῷHe may hand overτὴνtheβασιλείανkingdomτῷto theθεῷGodκαὶandπατρί,Father,ὅτανwhenκαταργήσῃHe may have annulledπᾶσανallἀρχὴνdominionκαὶandπᾶσανallἐξουσίανauthorityκαὶandδύναμιν·power;
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δεῖIt behoovesγὰρforαὐτὸνHimβασιλεύεινto reignἄχριuntilοὗthatἄνwhenθῇHe may have putπάνταςallτοὺςtheἐχθροὺςenemiesὑπὸunderτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦ.of Him.
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ἔσχατοςThe lastἐχθρὸςenemyκαταργεῖταιto be abolished isὁtheθάνατος.death.
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πάνταAll thingsγὰρforὑπέταξενHe has put in subjectionὑπὸunderτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦ·of Him;ὅτανWhenδὲhoweverεἴπῃit may be saidὅτιthatπάνταall thingsὑποτέτακται,have been put in subjection,δῆλονit is evidentὅτιthatἐκτὸςis exceptedτοῦthe One whoὑποτάξαντοςhaving put in subjectionαὐτῷto Himτὰtheπάντα·all things;
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ὅτανWhenδὲnowὑποταγῇshall have been subjectedαὐτῷto Himτὰtheπάντα,all things,τότεthenκαὶalsoαὐτὸςHimselfὁtheυἱὸςSonὑποταγήσεταιwill be put in subjectionτῷto the Oneὑποτάξαντιhaving put in subjectionαὐτῷto Himτὰtheπάντα,all things,ἵναso thatᾖmay beὁtheθεὸςGodτὰtheπάνταallἐνinπᾶσιν.¶all.
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ἘπεὶOtherwiseτίwhatποιήσουσινwill they doοἱwhoβαπτιζόμενοιare baptizedὑπὲρforτῶνtheνεκρῶν;dead?εἰIfὅλωςat allνεκροὶthe deadοὐκnotἐγείρονται·are raised;τίwhyκαὶalsoβαπτίζονταιare they baptizedὑπὲρforτῶνtheαὐτῶν;them?
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τίWhyκαὶalsoἡμεῖςwe ourselvesκινδυνεύομενare in dangerπᾶσανeveryὥραν;hour?
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καθ᾽Everyἡμέρανdayἀποθνῄσκω,I die,νὴas surely asτὴνtheὑμετέρανin youκαύχησιν,boasting,ἀδελφοί,brothersἣνwhichἔχωI haveἐνinΧριστῷChristἸησοῦJesusτῷtheκυρίῳLordἡμῶν.of us.
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εἰIfκατὰaccording toἄνθρωπονmanἐθηριομάχησαI fought wild beastsἐνinἘφέσῳ,Ephesus,τίwhatμοιto meτὸtheὄφελος;profit?εἰIfνεκροὶthe deadοὐκnotἐγείρονται,are raised,φάγωμενLet us eatκαὶandπίωμεν,let us drink,αὔριονtomorrowγὰρforἀποθνῄσκομεν.we die.
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μὴNotπλανᾶσθε·do be misled:φθείρουσινDo corruptἤθηmoralsχρηστὰgoodὁμιλίαιcompanionshipsκακαί.bad.
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ἐκνήψατεdo sober upδικαίωςrighteouslyκαὶandμὴnotἁμαρτάνετε·do sin;ἀγνωσίανignoranceγὰρforθεοῦof Godτινεςsomeἔχουσιν·have;πρὸςtoἐντροπὴνthe shameὑμῖνof youλαλῶ.¶I speak.
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Ἀλλ᾽Butἐρεῖwill sayτις·someone;πῶςHowἐγείρονταιare raisedοἱtheνεκροί;dead?ποίῳWith whatδὲthenσώματιbodyἔρχονται;do they come?
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ἄφρων,Foolσὺyou yourselfὃWhatσπείρεις,you sowοὐnotζῳοποιεῖταιdoes come to lifeἐὰνonlyμὴunlessἀποθάνῃ·it may die;
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καὶAndὃwhatσπείρεις,you sow,οὐnotτὸtheσῶμαbodyτὸthatγενησόμενονwill beσπείρειςyou sowἀλλὰbutγυμνὸνa bareκόκκον,grain,εἰifτύχοι,it would beσίτουof wheatἤorτινοςof someτῶνof theλοιπῶν·rest;
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ὁtheδὲButθεὸςGodδίδωσινgivesαὐτῷto itσῶμαa bodyκαθὼςeven asἠθέλησενHe has willedκαὶandἑκάστῳto eachτῶνof theσπερμάτωνseedsτὸtheἴδιονits ownσῶμα.¶body.
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ΟὐNotπᾶσαallσὰρξflesh isἡtheαὐτὴsameσὰρξfleshἀλλ᾽butἄλληoneμὲνindeedσὰρξfleshἀνθρώπων,of men,ἄλληanotherδὲhoweverσὰρξfleshκτηνῶν,of beasts,ἄλληanotherδὲhoweverσὰρξfleshπτηνῶν,of birdsἄλληanotherδὲhoweverἰχθύων.of fish.
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καὶAndσώματαbodies there areἐπουράνιαheavenlyκαὶandσώματαbodiesἐπίγεια·earthly;ἀλλ᾽Butἑτέραoneμὲνindeedἡis theτῶνof theἐπουρανίωνheavenlyδόξα,glory,ἑτέραanotherδὲhoweverἡthatτῶνof theἐπιγείων.earthly.
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ἄλληOne isδόξαthe gloryἡλίου,of the sun,καὶandἄλληanotherδόξαthe gloryσελήνης,of the moon,καὶandἄλληanotherδόξαthe gloryἀστέρων·of the stars;ἀστὴρstarγὰρforἀστέροςfrom starδιαφέρειdiffersἐνinδόξῃ.¶glory.
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ΟὕτωςSoκαὶalso isἡtheἀνάστασιςresurrectionτῶνof theνεκρῶν.dead.σπείρεταιIt is sownἐνinφθορᾷ,decay,ἐγείρεταιit is raisedἐνinἀφθαρσίᾳ·immortality;
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σπείρεταιIt is sownἐνinἀτιμίᾳ,dishonor,ἐγείρεταιit is raisedἐνinδόξῃ·glory;σπείρεταιIt is sownἐνinἀσθενείᾳ,weakness,ἐγείρεταιit is raisedἐνinδυνάμει·power;
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σπείρεταιIt is sownσῶμαa bodyψυχικόν,natural,ἐγείρεταιit is raisedσῶμαa bodyπνευματικόν.spiritual.εἰIfἔστινthere isσῶμαa bodyψυχικόν,natural,ἔστινthere isκαὶalsoσῶμαbodyπνευματικόν.spiritual.
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οὕτωςSoκαὶalsoγέγραπται·it has been written:ἐγένετοBecameὁtheπρῶτοςfirstἄνθρωποςmanἈδὰμAdamεἰςintoψυχὴνa soulζῶσαν·living;ὁtheἔσχατοςlastἈδὰμAdamεἰςintoπνεῦμαa spiritζῳοποιοῦν.life-giving.
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ἀλλ᾽Howeverοὐnotπρῶτονfirst wasτὸtheπνευματικὸνspiritualἀλλὰbutτὸtheψυχικόν,natural,ἔπειταthenτὸtheπνευματικόν.¶spiritual.
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ὉTheπρῶτοςfirstἄνθρωποςmanἐκwas fromγῆςthe earthχοϊκός,made of dust,ὁtheδεύτεροςsecondἄνθρωποςmanὁis theκύριοςLordἐξfromοὐρανοῦ.heaven.
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οἷοςAsὁthe oneχοϊκός,made of dust,τοιοῦτοιsoκαὶalso areοἱthoseχοϊκοί,of the earth,καὶandοἷοςasὁtheἐπουράνιος,heavenly one,τοιοῦτοιsoκαὶalsoοἱthoseἐπουράνιοι·of heaven;
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καὶAndκαθὼςeven asἐφορέσαμενwe have bornτὴνtheεἰκόναimageτοῦof theχοϊκοῦ,earthly,φορέσομενwe will bearκαὶalsoτὴνtheεἰκόναimageτοῦof theἐπουρανίου.¶heavenly.
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ΤοῦτοThisδέnowφημι,I say,ἀδελφοί,brothers,ὅτιthatσὰρξfleshκαὶandαἷμαbloodβασιλείανthe kingdomθεοῦof Godκληρονομῆσαιto inheritοὐnotδύναται,is able,οὐδὲnorἡtheφθορὰdecayτὴνtheἀφθαρσίανimmortalityκληρονομεῖ.does inherit.
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ἰδοὺBeholdμυστήριονa mysteryὑμῖνto youλέγω·I tell;πάντεςAllμὲνindeedοὐnotκοιμηθησόμεθα,we will sleep,πάντεςallδὲhoweverἀλλαγησόμεθαwe will be changed —
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ἐνinἀτόμῳan instantἐνinῥιπῇthe twinklingὀφθαλμοῦof an eyeἐνatτῇtheἐσχάτῃlastσάλπιγγι·trumpet;σαλπίσειThe trumpet will soundγάρ,for,καὶandοἱtheνεκροὶdeadἐγερθήσονταιwill be raisedἄφθαρτοι,imperishable,καὶandἡμεῖςwe ourselvesἀλλαγησόμεθα.will be changed.
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δεῖIt behoovesγὰρforτὸtheφθαρτὸνperishableτοῦτοthisἐνδύσασθαιto put onἀφθαρσίανimperishableκαὶandτὸtheθνητὸνmortalτοῦτοthisἐνδύσασθαιto put onἀθανασίαν.immortality.
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ὅτανWhenδὲnowτὸtheφθαρτὸνperishableτοῦτοthisἐνδύσηταιmay have put onἀφθαρσίανthe imperishableκαὶandτὸtheθνητὸνmortalτοῦτοthisἐνδύσηταιmay have put onτὴνtheἀθανασίαν,immortality,τότεthenγενήσεταιwill come to passὁtheλόγοςwordὁwhichγεγραμμένος·written:κατεπόθηHas been swallowed upὁtheθάνατοςdeathεἰςinνῖκος.victory.
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ποῦWhereσου,of you,θάνατε,O death,τὸtheνῖκος;victoryποῦWhereσου,of you,θάνατε,O death,τὸtheκέντρον;sting
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τὸtheδὲAndκέντρονthe stingτοῦtheθανάτουof death isἡtheἁμαρτία,sin,ἡtheδὲandδύναμιςthe powerτῆςtheἁμαρτίαςof sinὁtheνόμος.¶law.
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Τῷtheδὲhoweverθεῷto Godχάριςbe thanksτῷwhoδιδόντιis givingἡμῖνusτὸtheνῖκοςvictoryδιὰthroughτοῦtheκυρίουLordἡμῶνof usἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦ.Christ.
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ὥστε,Therefore,ἀδελφοίbrothersμουof mineἀγαπητοί,beloved,ἑδραῖοιsteadfastγίνεσθε,do be,ἀμετακίνητοι,immovable,περισσεύοντεςaboundingἐνinτῷtheἔργῳworkτοῦof theκυρίουLordπάντοτε,always,εἰδότεςknowingὅτιthatὁtheκόποςtoilὑμῶνof youοὐκnotἔστινisκενὸςin vainἐνinκυρίῳ.¶the Lord.

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