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1 Corinthians 15:1

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
1 Corinthians 15:1 · King James Version
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  • WEB Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
  • BSB Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
  • NKJV Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
  • NASB Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand,
  • NLT Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it.

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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.

Overview

Opening the great resurrection chapter, Paul recalls the Good News as the foundation of their faith. This gospel was not invented but proclaimed, received, and now the ground on which they stand secure. By grounding everything in the gospel, Paul prepares to show that denying the resurrection undermines the very message that saved them in Christ.

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Cross-references · 19

  • Gal 1:6–12I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
  • 1 Pet 5:12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
  • 2 Cor 1:24Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
  • 1 Cor 1:23–24But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
  • 1 Th 2:13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
  • 1 Th 4:1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
  • 1 Th 1:6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
  • 2 Th 3:6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
  • 1 Cor 15:3–11For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
  • John 12:48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
  • Rom 5:2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
  • Acts 11:1And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
  • Acts 18:4–5And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
  • Mark 4:16–20And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
  • 1 Cor 2:2–7For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
  • Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
  • Rom 2:16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
  • 1 Cor 1:4–8I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
  • 1 Cor 3:6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

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Christ at the center

Christ crucified is the wisdom and power of God; he is our Passover sacrificed for us, the firstfruits of resurrection, the foundation on which everything is built.

How 1 Corinthians 15:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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