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 that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand, 2and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you – unless you believed in vain. 3For I passed on to you as of first importance 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 of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,
• 1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.
• 1 Corinthians 2:2For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
• Acts 18:4He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.
• Galatians 1:6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel –
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus.
• Mark 4:16These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.
• John 12:48The one who rejects me and does not accept my words has a judge; the word I have spoken will judge him at the last day.
• Acts 2:41So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
• Acts 11:1Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.
• Romans 5:2through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
• 2 Corinthians 1:24I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

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