King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:14

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before also here.

εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifδὲdeisδέconjunction — “is”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.isΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐγήγερταιegēgertaito ariseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arise”, a completed action with a present resultG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.κενὸνkenonvainκενός (kenos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “vain”, the subject formG2756(a) empty, (b) met: empty (in moral content), vain, ineffective, foolish, worthless, (c) false, unreal, pretentious, hollow.This verse uses “vain”.vainἄραarathereforeἄραconjunction — “therefore”G686then, therefore, since.This verse uses “therefore”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κήρυγμαkērugmapreachingκήρυγμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “preaching”, the subject formG2782a proclamation, preaching.This verse uses “preaching”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).κενὴkenēemptyκενός (kenos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “empty”, the subject formG2756(a) empty, (b) met: empty (in moral content), vain, ineffective, foolish, worthless, (c) false, unreal, pretentious, hollow.This verse uses “empty”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πίστιςpistisfaithπίστιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the subject formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,

World English Bible

If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith also is in vain.

Darby Translation

but if Christ is not raised, then, indeed, vain also [is] our preaching, and vain also your faith.

Douay-Rheims

And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

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