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1 Corinthians 15:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?


1 Corinthians 15:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:1218 words
GreekMeaning
ΕἰEi
IfwordG1487
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
κηρύσσεταιkēryssetai
is preachedverbG2784
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἐκek
out fromprepositionG1537
νεκρῶνnekrōn
the deadadjectiveG3498
ἐγήγερταιegēgertai
He has been raisedverbG1453
πῶςpōs
howadverbG4459
λέγουσινlegousin
sayverbG3004
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
τινεςtines
somepronounG5100
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἀνάστασιςanastasis
a resurrectionnounG386
νεκρῶνnekrōn
of the deadadjectiveG3498
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
there is?verbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:12

“Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?” Do you see how excellently he reasons, and proves the resurrection from the fact of Christ's being raised, having first established the former in many ways? “For both the prophets spoke of it,” says he, “and the Lord Himself showed it by His appearing, and we preach, and you believed;” weaving thus his fourfold testimony; the witness of the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 39 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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