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Forγὰρthisτοῦτοperishable bodyτὸ φθαρτὸνmustδεῖput onἐνδύσασθαιimperishability,ἀφθαρσίανandκαὶthisτοῦτοmortal bodyτὸ θνητὸνmustput onἐνδύσασθαιimmortality.ἀθανασίαν
1 Corinthians 15:53
Study it in the app“For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality.”
Paul speaks of a mystery: we will be changed and death will be swallowed upThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 15:53, word by word
- perishable bodyφθαρτὸνphtharton
perishable
Perishable, corruptible: what decays and dies.
Where else “phtharton” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- put onἐνδύσασθαιendysasthai
be clothed with
To be clothed with something: with Christ, with power.
Where else “endysasthai” appears- imperishabilityἀφθαρσίανaphtharsian
incorruption, immortality
Incorruption: what neither decays nor dies, immortality.
Where else “aphtharsian” appears- mortal bodyθνητὸνthnēton
mortal
Mortal: subject to death.
Where else “thnēton” appears- immortalityἀθανασίανathanasian
immortality
Immortality: not being subject to death.
Where else “athanasian” appears
The context
52in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
53 · This verse (above)
54And when this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the word that is written will come about: Death has been swallowed up in victory.