1 Corinthians 15:1

Amplified Bible

Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith].

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
Now boys, y'all don't go forgettin' what I've told y'all about the good news. I know y'all have tied hard and fast to this message and it changed your lives.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed as good news to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,

Bible in Basic English
Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,

Darby Translation
But I make known to you, brethren, the glad tidings which I announced to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand,

Christian Standard Bible®
Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it.

World English Bible
Now I declare to you, brothers, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye received, and wherein ye stand:

Weymouth's New Testament
But let me recall to you, brethren, the Good News which I brought you, which you accepted, and on which you are standing,

King James Version (1611)
Moreouer brethren, I declare vnto you the Gospel which I preached vnto you, which also you haue receiued, and wherein yee stand.

Literal Translation
But, brothers, I reveal to you the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I declare vnto you brethren, the Gospell that I haue preached vnto you (which ye haue also accepted, and in the which ye stode,

Mace New Testament (1729)
What I have explain'd to you, my brethren, is the gospel which I preached to you, which you have received, and wherein you have persisted:

THE MESSAGE
Friends, let me go over the Message with you one final time— this Message that I proclaimed and that you made your own; this Message on which you took your stand and by which your life has been saved. (I'm assuming, now, that your belief was the real thing and not a passing fancy, that you're in this for good and holding fast.)

American Standard Version
Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,

Revised Standard Version
Now I would remind you, brethren, in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which you stand,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Brethren as pertayninge to the gospell which I preached vnto you which ye have also accepted and in the which ye continue

Update Bible Version
Now I make known to you brothers, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, wherein also you stand,

Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye have received, and in which ye stand;

Young's Literal Translation
And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,

New Century Version
Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to remember the Good News I brought to you. You received this Good News and continue strong in it.

New English Translation
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,

Berean Standard Bible
Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.

Contemporary English Version
My friends, I want you to remember the message that I preached and that you believed and trusted.

Complete Jewish Bible
Now, brothers, I must remind you of the Good News which I proclaimed to you, and which you received, and on which you have taken your stand,

English Standard Version
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer brethren, I declare vnto you the Gospel, which I preached vnto you, which ye haue also receiued, and wherein ye continue,

George Lamsa Translation
MOREOVER, my brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, and which you have accepted, and for which you have stood firm;

Hebrew Names Version
Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

International Standard Version
Now I'm making known to you, brothers, the gospel that I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you have taken your stand,Romans 5:2; Galatians 1:11;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
BUT I make known to you, my brethren, the gospel which I have announced to you, and you have received, and in which you stand,

Murdock Translation
And I make known to you, my brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, and which ye received, and in which ye stand,

New King James Version
Mark 16:9-20">[xr] Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,

New Living Translation
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.

New Life Bible
Christian brothers, I want to tell the Good News to you again. It is the same as I preached to you before. You received it and your faith has been made strong by it.

English Revised Version
Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,

New Revised Standard
Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover, brethren, I make known unto you The joyful message, which I myself announced to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received and wherein you stand.

King James Version
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

Lexham English Bible
Now I make known to you, brothers, the gospel which I proclaimed to you, which you have also received, in which you also stand,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer brethren I declare vnto you, the Gospell which I preached vnto you, which also ye haue receaued, and wherin ye cotinue,

Easy-to-Read Version
Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to remember the Good News I told you. You received that Good News message, and you continue to base your life on it.

New American Standard Bible
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,

Good News Translation
And now I want to remind you, my friends, of the Good News which I preached to you, which you received, and on which your faith stands firm.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`Sotheli, britheren, Y make the gospel knowun to you, which Y haue prechid to you, the which also ye han takun, in which ye stonden,

Contextual Overview

¹Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith].²By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment]. ³For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], ⁴and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], ⁵and that He appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the Twelve. ⁶After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep [in death]. ⁷Then He was seen by James, then by all the apostles, ⁸and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also. ⁹For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I [at one time] fiercely oppressed and violently persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.

Bible Verse Review
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I declare: 1 Corinthians 15:3-11, 1 Corinthians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Corinthians 2:2-7, Acts 18:4, Acts 18:5, Galatians 1:6-12

which also: 1 Corinthians 1:4-8, Mark 4:16-20, John 12:48, Acts 2:41, Acts 11:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 2 Thessalonians 3:6

ye stand: Romans 5:2, 2 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Peter 5:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 4:15 - and I Exodus 19:7 - and laid Ezra 7:6 - the law John 17:8 - received 1 Corinthians 3:6 - I 1 Corinthians 16:13 - stand Galatians 1:11 - that 2 Timothy 2:8 - raised 1 Peter 1:25 - this 2 Peter 3:16 - speaking 1 John 1:3 - declare

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great."

Genesis 15:2
Abram said, "Lord GOD, what reward will You give me, since I am [leaving this world] childless, and he who will be the owner and heir of my house is this [servant] Eliezer from Damascus?"

Genesis 15:3
And Abram continued, "Since You have given no child to me, one (a servant) born in my house is my heir."

Genesis 15:4
Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man [Eliezer] will not be your heir but he who shall come from your own body shall be your heir."

Genesis 15:5
And the LORD brought Abram outside [his tent into the night] and said, "Look now toward the heavens and count the stars—if you are able to count them." Then He said to him, "So [numerous] shall your descendants be."

Genesis 15:6
Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the LORD; and He counted (credited) it to him as righteousness (doing right in regard to God and man).

Genesis 15:10
So Abram brought all these to Him and cut them down the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.

Genesis 15:14
"But on that nation whom your descendants will serve I will bring judgment, and afterward they will come out [of that land] with great possessions.

Genesis 15:16
"Then in the fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete (finished)."

Genesis 15:17
When the sun had gone down and a [deep] darkness had come, there appeared a smoking brazier and a flaming torch which passed between the [divided] pieces [of the animals].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel,.... The apostle here passes on, and proceeds to a new subject, the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which some in this church denied; and which he undertakes to prove, establish, and defend; and in order to lead on to it, observes, that what he was about to declare, make known, or put them in mind of, was no other than the Gospel he had formerly preached to them, they had received, professed to stand in, and were saved by, unless their faith was in vain. The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead he calls "the Gospel", that being a most important doctrine, and a fundamental article of it. The resurrection of Christ from the dead made a considerable part in the ministry of the apostles, to the grief of the Sadducees among the Jews, to the scorn of the Gentile philosophers, and to the faith, hope, and comfort of Christians: this is the sum and substance of the word of faith, or doctrine of the Gospel, upon which the whole depends; see Romans 10:8 and the resurrection of the saints is connected with it, and assured by it. This indeed is the Gospel, good news, glad tidings that the bodies of the saints shall be raised again, and made like to the glorious body of Christ; and being reunited to their souls, shall live with him to all eternity; and were this out of the Gospel, it would not be Gospel, or good news; it would be an idle story, faith would be a vain thing, and hoping and believing Christians of all the most miserable. Moreover, says the apostle, the Gospel I declare, is

which I preached unto you; meaning, when he first came among them, and which had been so very useful to them for conversion and consolation; and therefore if he himself, or an angel from heaven, was to preach any other doctrine, it was to be rejected; and hence, much less should the false teachers be regarded: yea, adds he, it is the doctrine

which also you have received; when first enlightened and converted, with all gladness and joyfulness, with all readiness and cheerfulness, in the love of it, and by a full assent to it; and therefore having had such an experience of it, should not now depart from it: nay, he further says,

and wherein ye stand; as he hoped they did, at least it was what they ought to have done, and doubtless was the case of the majority of them, and whose example it became the rest to follow.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moreover - But (δὲ 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 δὲ de is “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 what he had said, but which pertained to the same general subject, and which was deemed of great importance.

I declare unto you - (Γνωρίζω Gnōrizō). This word properly means to make known, to declare, to reveal Luke 2:15; Romans 9:22-23; then to tell, narrate, inform Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7, Colossians 4:9; and also to put in mind of, to impress, to confirm; see the note at 1 Corinthians 12:3. Here it does not mean that he was communicating to them any new truth, but he wished to remind them of it; to state the arguments for it, and to impress it deeply on their memories. There is an abruptness in our translation which does not exist in the original. Bloomfield.

The gospel - See the note at Mark 1:1. The word here means the “glad announcement,” or the “good news” about the coming of the Messiah, his life, and sufferings, and death, and especially his resurrection. The main subject to which Paul refers in this chapter is the resurrection, but he includes in the word gospel. Here, the doctrine that he died for sins, and was buried, as well as the doctrine of his resurrection; see 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.

Which I preached unto you - Paul founded the church at Corinth; Acts 18:1 ff. It was proper that he should remind them of what he had taught them at first; of the great elementary truths on which the church had been established, but from which their minds had been diverted by the other subjects that had been introduced as matters of debate and strife. It was fair to presume that they would regard with respect the doctrines which the founder of their church had first proclaimed, if they were reminded of them; and Paul, therefore, calls their attention to the great and vital truths by which they had been converted, and by which the church had thus far prospered. It is well, often, to remind Christians of the truths which were preached to them when they were converted, and which were instrumental in their conversion. When they have gone off from these doctrines, when they had given their minds to speculation and philosophy, it has a good effect to “remind” them that they were converted by the simple truths, that Christ died, and was buried, and rose again from the dead. The argument of Paul here is, that they owed all the piety and comfort which they had to these doctrines; and that, therefore, they should still adhere to them as the foundation of all their hopes.

Which also ye have received - Which you embraced; which you all admitted as true; which were the means of your conversion. I would remind you, that, however that truth may now be denied by you, it was once received by you, and you professed to believe in the fact that Christ rose from the dead, and that the saints would rise.

And wherein ye stand - By which your church was founded, and by which all your piety and hope has been produced, and which is at the foundation of all your religion. You were built up by this, and by this only can you stand as a Christian church. This doctrine was vital and fundamental. This demonstrates that the doctrines that Christ died “for sins,” and rose from the dead, are fundamental truths of Christianity. They enter into its very nature; and without them there can be no true religion.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XV.

The Gospel which the apostle preached to the Corinthians; viz.

that Christ died for our sins, and rose again the third day,

1-4.

The witnesses of his resurrection, Peter, James, and more than

five hundred brethren, 5-7.

Lastly, Paul himself saw him, and was called by him to the

apostleship, 8-11.

Objections against the resurrection of the dead answered, 12-34.

The manner in which this great work shall be performed, 35-49.

The astonishing events that shall take place in the last day,

50-57.

The use we should make of this doctrine, 58.

NOTES ON CHAP. XV.

It appears from this chapter that there were some false apostles at Corinth, who denied the resurrection, see 1 Corinthians 15:12; in consequence of which St. Paul discusses three questions in this chapter:-

1. Whether there be a resurrection of the dead? 1 Corinthians 15:1-35.

2. What will be the nature of the resurrection bodies?

1 Corinthians 15:35-51.

3. What should become of those who should be found alive in

the day of judgment? 1 Corinthians 15:51-57.

I. The resurrection he proves,

1. From Scripture, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.

2. From eye witnesses, 1 Corinthians 15:5-12.

II. He proves the resurrection by showing the absurdity of the

contrary doctrine:-

1. If the dead rise not, Christ is not risen, 1 Corinthians 15:13.

2. It would be absurd to have faith in Him, according to the

preaching of the Gospel, if he be not risen, 1 Corinthians 15:14.

3. The apostles must be false witnesses who attest this

resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:15.

4. The faith of the Corinthians must be vain who believe it,

1 Corinthians 15:16; 1 Corinthians 15:17.

5. All the believers who have died in the faith of Christ have

perished, if Christ be not risen, 1 Corinthians 15:18.

6. Believers in Christ are in a more miserable state than any

others, if there be no resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:19.

7. Those who were baptized in the faith that Christ died for

them and rose again, are deceived, 1 Corinthians 15:29.

8. The apostles, and Christians in general, who suffer

persecution on the ground that, after suffering awhile here

they shall have a glorious resurrection, are acting a foolish

and unprofitable part, 1 Corinthians 15:30-32.

Verse 1 Corinthians 15:1. The 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.