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

2In addition, you are saved by this Good News if you hold on to the doctrine I taught you, unless you believed it without thinking it over. 3I passed on to you the most important points of doctrine that I had received: Christ died to take away our sins as the Scriptures predicted. He was placed in a tomb. He was brought back to life on the third day as the Scriptures predicted. 5He appeared to Cephas. Next he appeared to the twelve apostles. 6Then he appeared to more than 500 believers at one time. (Most of these people are still living, but some have died.)

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 53:9He was placed in a tomb with the wicked. He was put there with the rich when he died, although he had done nothing violent and had never spoken a lie.
• Matthew 27:57In the evening a rich man named Joseph arrived. He was from the city of Arimathea and had become a disciple of Jesus.
• Mark 15:43when Joseph arrived. He was from the city of Arimathea and was an important member of the Jewish council. He, too, was waiting for God’s kingdom. Joseph boldly went to Pilate’s quarters to ask for the body of Jesus.
• Luke 23:50There was a good man who had God’s approval. His name was Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish council,
• John 19:38Later Joseph from the city of Arimathea asked Pilate to let him remove Jesus’ body. (Joseph was a disciple of Jesus but secretly because he was afraid of the Jews). Pilate gave him permission to remove Jesus’ body. So Joseph removed it.
• Acts 13:29When they had finished doing everything that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and placed him in a tomb.
• Romans 6:4When we were baptized into his death, we were placed into the tomb with him. As Christ was brought back from death to life by the glorious power of the Father, so we, too, should live a new kind of life.
• Colossians 2:12This happened when you were placed in the tomb with Christ through baptism. In baptism you were also brought back to life with Christ through faith in the power of God, who brought him back to life.
• 1 Corinthians 15:16Certainly, if the dead don’t come back to life, then Christ hasn’t come back to life either.
• Matthew 20:19and hand him over to foreigners. They will make fun of him, whip him, and crucify him. But on the third day he will be brought back to life.”
• Matthew 27:63They said, “Sir, we remember how that deceiver said while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will be brought back to life.’
• Matthew 28:1After the day of rest—a holy day, as the sun rose Sunday morning, Mary from Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
• Mark 9:31because he was teaching his disciples. He taught them, “The Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to people. They will kill him, but on the third day he will come back to life.”
• Mark 10:33“We’re going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to foreigners.
• Mark 16:2On Sunday they were going to the tomb very early when the sun had just come up.
• Luke 9:22Jesus said that the Son of Man would have to suffer a lot. He would be rejected by the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but on the third day he would come back 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
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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