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NowδέthisΤοῦτοI say,φημιbrothers,ἀδελφοίthatὅτιfleshσὰρξandκαὶbloodαἷμαcannotοὐ δύναταιinheritκληρονομῆσαιthe kingdomβασιλείανof God,θεοῦnorοὐδὲdoes decayἡ φθορὰinheritκληρονομεῖimperishability.τὴν ἀφθαρσίαν
1 Corinthians 15:50
Study it in the app“Now this I say, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does decay inherit imperishability.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 15:50, word by word
- I sayφημιphēmi
say
Say.
Where else “phēmi” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- fleshσὰρξsarx
mortal
Human beings, frail and mortal.
Where else “sarx” appears- bloodαἷμαhaima
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haima” appears- cannotδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- inheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsai
inherit
Inherit, receive as an inheritance; receive what God has promised.
Where else “klēronomēsai” appears- the kingdomβασιλείανbasileian
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- does decayφθορὰphthora
decay
What rots and ends, like the mortal body.
Where else “phthora” appears- imperishabilityἀφθαρσίανaphtharsian
incorruption, immortality
Incorruption: what neither decays nor dies, immortality.
Where else “aphtharsian” appears
The context
49And just as we bore the image of the one made of dust, we will also bear the image of the heavenly one.
50 · This verse (above)
51Look, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,