King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:19

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

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εἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ζωῇzōēlifeζωήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “life”, the to- or for-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἠλπικότεςēlpikotesto hopeἐλπίζω (elpizō)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to hope”, a completed action with a present resultG1679I hope, hope for, expect, trust.This verse uses “hope”.ἐσμὲνesmenwe areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.we areμόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.ἐλεεινότεροιeleeinoteroimost miserableἐλεεινός (eleeinos)adjective, comparative, nominative, plural, masculine — “most miserable”, the subject formG1652merciful, pitiful, miserable.most miserableπάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōna humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐσμένesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

Young’s Literal Translation

if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.

World English Bible

If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

Darby Translation

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are [the] most miserable of all men.

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