1 Corinthians 15:1

1 Corinthians 15:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
• New International Version (NIV)Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:1

Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand 2and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you — unless you believed in vain. 3For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:1 word by word

Γνωρίζω δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ὃ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, ὃ καὶ παρελάβετε, ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἑστήκατεRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreoverδέde · thenG1161
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• I declareγνωρίζωgnōrizō · to make knownG1107
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• the gospelὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I preachedεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ye have receivedπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• whereinἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ye standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:1

• 1 Corinthians 15:3For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• 1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
• 1 Corinthians 2:2I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
• Acts 18:4He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
• Galatians 1:6I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel —
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus,
• Mark 4:16And others are like seed sown on rocky ground. When they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
• John 12:48The one who rejects me and doesn’t receive my sayings has this as his judge: The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
• Acts 2:41So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added to them.
• Acts 11:1The apostles and the brothers and sisters who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Additionally then, brothers and sisters, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received instruction from us on how you should live and please God — as you are doing — do this even more.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition received from us.
• Romans 5:2We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
• 2 Corinthians 1:24I do not mean that we lord it over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in your faith.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The Gospel which I preached unto you - This Gospel is contained in Christ dying for our sins, being buried, and rising again the third day. See the following verses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Moreover - But ( ̀ de). In addition to what I have said, or in that which I am now about to say, I make known the main and leading truth of the gospel. The particle ̀ deis “strictly adversative, but more frequently denotes transition and conversion, and serves to introduce something else, whether opposite to what precedes, or simply continuative or explanatory” - Robinson. Here it serves to introduce another topic that was not properly a continuation of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Chapter Outline The apostle proves the resurrection of Christ from the dead. (1-11) Those answered who deny the resurrection of the body. (12-19) The resurrection of believers to eternal life. (20-34) Objections against it answered. (35-50) The mystery of the change that will be made on those living at Christ's second coming. (51-54) The believer's triumph over death and the grave, An exhortation to diligence. (55-58) Verses 1-11 The word resurrection…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The main message of the good news is the message of Christ's sacrificial death and resurrection (see 15:3–4; Romans 5:8–10; 6:5–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-581Co 15:1-58. The Resurrection Proved against the Deniers of It at Corinth. Christ's resurrection rests on the evidence of many eye-witnesses, including Paul himself, and is the great fact preached as the groundwork of the Gospel: they who deny the resurrection in general, must deny that of Christ, and the consequence of the latter will be, that Christian preaching and faith are vain. 1. Moreover--"Now" [Alford and Ellicott]. I declare--literally, "I make…Read the comment

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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