1 Corinthians 15:1

Paul reminds the Corinthians of the gospel he preached, which they received and in which they stand. It matters because the resurrection he is about to defend is part of that saving message.

Cross-references · 19

• Gal 1:6–12I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
• 1 Pet 5:12Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
• 2 Cor 1:24Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
• 1 Cor 1:23–24but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
• 1 Th 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
• 1 Th 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
• 1 Th 1:6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
• 2 Th 3:6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
• 1 Cor 15:3–11For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• John 12:48There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
• Rom 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
• Acts 11:1The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
• Acts 18:4–5Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
• Mark 4:16–20Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
• 1 Cor 2:2–7For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
• Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
• Rom 2:16on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
• 1 Cor 1:4–8I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Cor 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.

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