1 Corinthians 15:2
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
σώζω
you are being saved,
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σώζω
To save, to heal, to deliver. Sozo. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Sozo covers salvation healing deliverance and wholeness. Jesus restores everything that was lost.
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πιστεύω
you have believed.
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πιστεύω
To believe, to trust, to have faith. Pisteuo. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Believing is more than intellectual agreement. It is a transfer of trust to Jesus.
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εὐαγγελίζω
I evangelised
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εὐαγγελίζω
To bring good news, to proclaim the gospel. Euaggelizo. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. The Gospel is news not advice. It announces what has happened.
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τίς
to the
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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κατέχω
you hold fast,
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κατέχω
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκτός
unless
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ἐκτός
the exterior; figuratively (as a preposition) aside from, besides
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εἰκῆ
in vain
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εἰκῆ
idly, i.e. without reason (or effect)
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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