1 Corinthians 15:11

1 Corinthians 15:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
• New International Version (NIV)Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:11

9For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I [at one time] fiercely oppressed and violently persecuted the church of God. 10But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me. So whether it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed and trusted in and relied on with confidence. 12Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how is it that some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;

1 Corinthians 15:11 word by word

εἴτε οὖν ἐγὼ εἴτε ἐκεῖνοι, οὕτως κηρύσσομεν καὶ οὕτως ἐπιστεύσατε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• whetherεἴτεeite · whetherG1535
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• theyἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• we preachκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ye believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:11

• 1 Corinthians 15:3For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],
• 1 Corinthians 2:2for I made the decision to know nothing [that is, to forego philosophical or theological discussions regarding inconsequential things and opinions while] among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified [and the meaning of His redemptive, substitutionary death and His resurrection].

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Whether it were I or they - All the apostles of Christ agree in the same doctrines; we all preach one and the same thing; and, as we preached, so ye believed; having received from us the true apostolical faith, that Jesus died for our sins, and rose again for our justification; and that his resurrection is the pledge and proof of ours. Whoever teaches contrary to this does not preach the true apostolic doctrine. Paul was the last of the primitive…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Therefore, whether it were I or they - I or the other apostles. It is comparatively immaterial by whom it was done. The establishment of the truth is the great matter; and the question by whom it is done is one of secondary importance. So we preach - So we all preach. We all defend the same great doctrines; we all insist on the fact that the Lord Jesus died and rose; and this doctrine you all have believed. This doctrine is confirmed by all who preach…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The important thing is the message, not the people delivering it (compare1:10–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. whether it were I or they--(the apostles) who "labored more abundantly" (1Co 15:10) in preaching, such was the substance of our preaching, namely, the truths stated in 1Co 15:3, 4.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption
• Least
• Manners

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings