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Thenἄραalsoκαὶthose whoοἱfell asleepκοιμηθέντεςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷperished.ἀπώλοντο
1 Corinthians 15:18
Study it in the app“Then also those who fell asleep in the Messiah perished.”
Paul: if the Messiah has not been raised, our faith is emptyThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 15:18, word by word
- Thenἄραara
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appears- fell asleepκοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentes
pass away
To die, like drifting off to rest.
Where else “koimēthentes” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- perishedἀπώλοντοapōlonto
perish
To die, or be cut off from God forever.
Where else “apōlonto” appears
The context
17and if the Messiah has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
18 · This verse (above)
19If we have hoped in the Messiah in this life only, we are more to be pitied than all people.