What Does 1 Corinthians 15:14 Mean?

“if”

if, whether, that, etc

“And”

but, and, etc

“Christ”

anointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus

“not”

the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not

“be”

to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from

“vain”

empty (literally or figuratively)

“then”

a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“preaching”

a proclamation (especially of the gospel; by implication, the gospel itself)

“is our”

of (or from) us

“vain”

empty (literally or figuratively)

“And”

but, and, etc

“also”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“faith”

persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ

“your”

of (from or concerning) you