1 Corinthians 15:14
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
ἐγείρω
has been raised,
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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πίστις
faith
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πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
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κενός
is] void
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κενός
Empty, vain, without purpose. Do not receive the grace of God in vain. God's grace in your life should produce transformation not complacency.
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κήρυγμα
preaching
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κήρυγμα
a proclamation (especially of the gospel; by implication, the gospel itself)
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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