1 Corinthians 15:2

1 Corinthians 15:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
• New International Version (NIV)By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
• New Living Translation (NLT)It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:2

1Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:2 word by word

δι᾽ οὗ καὶ σῴζεσθε, τίνι λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν εἰ κατέχετε, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ye are savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye keep in memoryκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• ·λόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• I preachedεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• unlessἐκτόςektos · outside/exceptG1622
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• ye have believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• in vainεἰκῇeikē · in vainG1500

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:2

• 1 Corinthians 1:18For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
• Acts 2:47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
• Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
• 2 Corinthians 2:15For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
• 2 Timothy 1:9who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
• 1 Corinthians 15:11Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
• Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
• Proverbs 4:13Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.
• Proverbs 6:20My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
• Proverbs 23:23Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
• Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:15So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
• Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
• Hebrews 3:6but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
• Hebrews 4:14Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2By which also ye are saved - That is, ye are now in a salvable state; and are saved from your Gentilism, and from your former sins. If ye keep in memory - Your future salvation, or being brought finally to glory, will now depend on your faithfulness to the grace that ye have received.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2By which also ye are saved - On which your salvation depends; the belief of which is indispensable to your salvation; see the note on Mark 16:16. The apostle thus shows the “importance” of the doctrine. In every respect it demanded their attention. It was that which was first preached among them; that which they had solemnly professed; that by which they had been built up; and that which was connected with their salvation. It does not mean simply that by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2If you hold firmly to the word I preached to you: Those who stay strong in their faith will find salvation (see Matthew 10:22; 24:13; John 15:6; Galatians 5:4; Colossians 1:23; Hebrews 6:4–6; contrast with 1 Corinthians 1:8; Romans 8:38–39; Philippians 1:6; Hebrews 6:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. ye are saved--rather, "ye are being saved." if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you--Able critics, Bengel and others, prefer connecting the words thus, "I declare unto you the Gospel (1Co 15:1) in what words I preached it unto you." Paul reminds them, or rather makes known to them, as if anew, not only the fact of the Gospel, but also with what words, and by what arguments, he preached it to them. Translate in that case, "if ye hold it fast." I…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