Bible Strands
1 Corinthians 15:2
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Corinthian church, reminding them of the gospel he delivered, in a letter that confronts a denial of the resurrection.
The words — σῴζεσθε (sōzesthe), "you are being saved," is present passive indicative — salvation framed as an ongoing process, not a completed past event, set against the aorist εὐηγγελισάμην (euēngelisamēn), "I evangelized," a single completed act.
The thread — Hebrews 3:6 and 3:14 pair "holding firmly" with participation in Christ's house and sharing in Christ; Hebrews 2:1 warns against drifting away from what was heard.
Why it lands — The verse ties the reality of salvation to the continued holding of what was received; the alternative stated is that belief has been in vain.
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The Greek words
King James Version
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 3:6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- Hebrews 2:1 We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- John 8:31 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
- 2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- Luke 8:13 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
- Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.