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andδὲifεἰthe MessiahΧριστὸςhas notοὐκbeen raised,ἐγήγερταιthenἄραour preachingτὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶνisempty,κενὸνandκαὶyour faithἡ πίστις ὑμῶνisempty.κενὴ
1 Corinthians 15:14
Study it in the app“and if the Messiah has not been raised, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is empty.”
Paul: if the Messiah has not been raised, our faith is emptyThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 15:14, word by word
- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- been raisedἐγήγερταιegēgertai
raise
To come back to life after death.
Where else “egēgertai” appears- thenἄραara
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appears- our preachingκήρυγμαkērygma
proclamation
Proclamation, the message announced.
Where else “kērygma” appears- emptyκενὸνkenon
vain
Of no use at all.
Where else “kenon” appears- your faithπίστιςpistis
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistis” appears
The context
13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even the Messiah has been raised;
14 · This verse (above)
15And we are also found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that he raised the Messiah, whom he did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised.