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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you 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.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:2

1Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, by which also ye are saved; I make known, I say, in what words I preached it unto you, if ye hold it fast, except ye believed in vain. 3For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to 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

• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• makeμήmē · notG3361
• sayλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• preachedεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• youὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• holdκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• vainεἰκῇeikē · in vainG1500

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:2

• 1 Corinthians 1:18For the word of the cross is to them that are perishing foolishness; but unto us which are being saved it is the power of God.
• Acts 2:47praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were being saved.
• Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
• 2 Corinthians 2:15For we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, in them that are being saved, and in them that are perishing;
• Ephesians 2:8for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
• 2 Timothy 1:9who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
• 1 Corinthians 15:11Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
• Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
• Proverbs 4:13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
• Proverbs 6:20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
• Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and sell it not; yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
• Colossians 1:23if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:15So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.
• Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them.
• Hebrews 3:6but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
• Hebrews 4:14Having then a great high priest, who hath 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