1 Corinthians 15:50 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.”
1 Corinthians 15:50 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:5019 words
ΤοῦτοToutohe (it was that), hereof, it
δέdeand / but
φημιphēmiaffirm, say
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother
ὅτιhotithat / because
σὰρξsarxflesh
καὶkaiand / also
αἷμαhaimablood
βασιλείανbasileiankingdom
θεοῦtheouGod
κληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaibe heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance)
οὐounot
δύναταιdynataibe able
οὐδὲoudeneither
(indeed), never, no (more
ἡhēthe
φθορὰphthoracorruption, destroy, perish
τὴνtēnthe
ἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianimmortality, incorruption, sincerity
κληρονομεῖklēronomeibe heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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