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1 Corinthians 15:1

What does 1 Corinthians 15:1 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Corinthians 15:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What 1 Corinthians 15:1 means

Paul reminds the Corinthians of the gospel he proclaimed when he first came to them, the same message they welcomed and on which their present Christian life rests. The gospel is not a moving target or a private opinion; it is a fixed announcement about what God has done in Christ. By calling it to mind, Paul re-centers the church on the foundation they already know. Their stability as believers—"wherein also ye stand"—depends on holding fast to this truth. This verse sets the tone: what follows is not a new idea, but the apostolic message that established them in faith at the beginning.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

Paul opens the chapter by returning to first principles. Before correcting error about the resurrection, he recalls the original gospel that birthed the church. Verses 1–2 stress reception and perseverance; verses 3–8 summarize the gospel’s historical core—Christ’s death, burial, resurrection, and appearances. This frame matters because Paul will argue that denying the resurrection undermines the very gospel they received and by which they live, making theological clarity a matter of spiritual survival, not mere speculation.

v.1This passage

v.2by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13

    And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:2

    For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

  • Acts 11:1

    Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3

    For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

  • Mark 4:16

    And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;

  • Romans 2:16

    in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.

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