1 Corinthians 15:4

1 Corinthians 15:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
• New International Version (NIV)that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
• English Standard Version (ESV)that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:4

2By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment]. 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], and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], 5and that He appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the Twelve. 6After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep [in death].

1 Corinthians 15:4 word by word

καὶ ὅτι ἐτάφη καὶ ὅτι ἐγήγερται τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ κατὰ τὰς γραφὰςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he was buriedθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290
• he rose againἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• the thirdτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the scripturesγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:4

• Isaiah 53:9His grave was assigned with the wicked, But He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
• Matthew 27:57When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
• Mark 15:43Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent and respected member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God—and he courageously dared to go in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
• Luke 23:50A man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), a good and honorable man
• John 19:38And after this, Joseph of Arimathea—a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews—asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away His body.
• Acts 13:29And when they had finished carrying out everything that was written [in Scripture] about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.
• Romans 6:4We have therefore been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in newness of life [abandoning our old ways].
• Colossians 2:12having been buried with Him in baptism and raised with Him [to a new life] through [your] faith in the working of God, [as displayed] when He raised Christ from the dead.
• 1 Corinthians 15:16For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised, either;
• Matthew 20:19and will hand Him over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities) to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and He will be raised [to life] on the third day.”
• Matthew 27:63and said, “Sir, we have remembered that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise [from the dead].’
• Matthew 28:1Now after the Sabbath, near dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
• Mark 9:31because He was teaching His disciples [and preparing them for the future]. He told them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies], and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise [from the dead] three days later.”
• Mark 10:33saying, “Listen very carefully: we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and hand Him over to the Gentiles (Romans).
• Mark 16:2Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
• Luke 9:22saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and be put to death, and on the third day be raised up [from death to life].”

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And that he was buried - That is, evidently according to the Scriptures; see Isaiah 53:9. And that he rose again the third day … - That is, that he should rise from the dead was foretold in the Scriptures. It is not of necessity implied that it was predicted that he should rise “on the third day,” but that he should rise from the dead. See the argument for this stated in the discourse of Peter, in Acts 2:24-32. The particular passage which is there urged…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4according to the Scriptures: See Psalm 16:10; Hosea 6:2; Jonah 1:17; Matthew 12:40; Acts 2:24–32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. buried ... rose again--His burial is more closely connected with His resurrection than His death. At the moment of His death, the power of His inextinguishable life exerted itself (Mt 27:52). The grave was to Him not the destined receptacle of corruption, but an apartment fitted for entering into life (Ac 2:26-28) [Bengel]. rose again--Greek, "hath risen": the state thus begun, and its consequences, still continue.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:4

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
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In the dictionaries

• Third Day
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption
• Least

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