Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Parallel translations
- WEB Whether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.
- KJV Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
- BSB Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
- NKJV Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
- NLT So it makes no difference whether I preach or they preach, for we all preach the same message you have already believed.
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Quick answer
Whether Paul or the other apostles, all preached the same message which the Corinthians believed. It matters because the gospel is one unified apostolic witness.
Overview
Paul stresses the unity of apostolic preaching: the resurrection message was consistent across all the witnesses. The Corinthians' faith rested on this shared proclamation, not on rival versions. This unity reinforces the reliability of the gospel and sets up Paul's defense of the resurrection that follows.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 1 Cor 2:2For I determined not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
- 1 Cor 15:3–4For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
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