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1 Corinthians 15:17 — King James Version← Study notes

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.


1 Corinthians 15:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:1715 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
ifwordG1487
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐγήγερταιegēgertai
has been raisedverbG1453
ματαίαmataia
is futileadjectiveG3152
thearticleG3588
πίστιςpistis
faithnounG4102
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ἔτιeti
stilladverbG2089
ἐστὲeste
you areverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαιςhamartiais
sinsnounG266
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:17

“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain.” With whatever is clear and confessed, he keeps on surrounding the resurrection of Christ, by means of the stronger point making even that which seems to be weak and doubtful, strong and clear. “You are yet in your sins.” For if He was not raised, neither did He die; and if He died not, neither did He take away sin: His death being the taking away of sin. “For behold,” says one, “the Lamb of God, which takes away the…

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