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1 Corinthians 15:34 — King James Version← Study notes

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.


1 Corinthians 15:34Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:3414 words
GreekMeaning
ἐκνήψατεeknēpsate
do sober upverbG1594
δικαίωςdikaiōs
righteouslyadverbG1346
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἁμαρτάνετεhamartanete
do sinverbG264
ἀγνωσίανagnōsian
ignorancenounG56
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
τινεςtines
somepronounG5100
ἔχουσινechousin
haveverbG2192
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
ἐντροπὴνentropēn
the shamenounG1791
ὑμῖνhymin
of youpronounG4771
λαλῶlalō
preach, say, speak (after)verbG2980
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:34

“Awake up righteously and sin not.” As if he were speaking to drunkards and madmen. For suddenly to cast every thing out of their hands, was the part of drunkards and madmen, in not seeing any longer what they saw nor believing what they had before confessed. But what is, “righteously?” with a view to what is profitable and useful. For it is possible to awake up unrighteously, when a man is thoroughly roused up to the injury of his own soul. And well did he add, “sin not,”…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 40 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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