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1 Corinthians 15

1 Cor. 15:34 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Awake
eknepho (Greek #1594)
(figuratively) to rouse (oneself) out of stupor
KJV usage: awake.
Pronounce: ek-nay'-fo
Origin: from 1537 and 3525
o to righteousness
dikaios (Greek #1346)
equitably
KJV usage: justly, (to) righteously(-ness).
Pronounce: dik-ah'-yoce
Origin: adverb from 1342
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
sin
hamartano (Greek #264)
properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin
KJV usage: for your faults, offend, sin, trespass.
Pronounce: ham-ar-tan'-o
Origin: perhaps from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 3313
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
; for
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
some
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
have
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
not the knowledge
agnosia (Greek #56)
ignorance (properly, the state)
KJV usage: ignorance, not the knowledge.
Pronounce: ag-no-see'-ah
Origin: from 1 (as negative particle) and 1108
of God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
: Ip speak
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
this to
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
your
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
shame
entrope (Greek #1791)
confusion
KJV usage: shame.
Pronounce: en-trop-ay'
Origin: from 1788
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Rom. 13:11• 11And this, knowing the time, that [it is] already time that we should awake from sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed. (Rom. 13:11)
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Eph. 5:14• 14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise out of [the] dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. (Eph. 5:14)
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1 Cor. 6:5• 5I speak to your shame. Thus, there is not among you one wise [man] who shall be able to decide among brethren! (1 Cor. 6:5)

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God,
Righteousness,
Sin

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Awake.
Joel 1:5•  (Joel 1:5)
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Jonah 1:6•  (Jonah 1:6)
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Rom. 13:11• 11And this, knowing the time, that [it is] already time that we should awake from sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed. (Rom. 13:11)
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Eph. 5:14• 14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise out of [the] dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. (Eph. 5:14)
sin not.
Psa. 4:4•  (Psa. 4:4)
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Psa. 119:11•  (Psa. 119:11)
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John 5:14• 14After these things Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art made well. Sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee. (John 5:14)
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John 8:11• 11And she said, No one, Sir. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more. (John 8:11)
some.
1 Cor. 8:7• 7Howbeit not in all [is] the knowledge, but some with conscience of the idol until now eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. (1 Cor. 8:7)
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Rom. 1:28• 28And even as they disapproved to have God in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind to do improper things; (Rom. 1:28)
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1 Thess. 4:5• 5not in passion of lust, even as also the Gentiles that know not God; (1 Thess. 4:5)
I speak.
1 Cor. 6:5• 5I speak to your shame. Thus, there is not among you one wise [man] who shall be able to decide among brethren! (1 Cor. 6:5)
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Heb. 5:11‑12• 11Of whom we have much to say and hard to be interpreted in speaking, since ye have become dull of hearing.
 12For when on account of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that someone teach you the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and have become such as have need of milk, not of solid food. (Heb. 5:11‑12)
• The Corinthians must begin again, and, starting from a dead and risen Christ, use the truth of God to judge the thoughts of men. He loves to be known as the God that raises the dead. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:29-34” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Awake up righteously, and sin not; for some are ignoranti of God: I speak to you as a matter of shame.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "have ignorance." On the whole, "ignorant of God" gives the sense. "Have not the knowledge" is weak. "No knowledge" does not meet the case. It refers to the true character of God.

W. Kelly Translation

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Wake up righteously, and sin not; for some are ignorant of God: I speak unto your shame.