Bible Strands
1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Corinthian church, which is wavering on the question of resurrection, and he lays out the gospel he preached to them as the non-negotiable foundation of their faith.
The words — παρελάβον (parelabon, "I received") and παρέδωκα (paredōka, "I delivered") form a technical pair for the transmission of authoritative doctrine, marking this as a chain of custody rather than personal opinion.
The thread — Galatians 1:4 echoes "for our sins" in the context of redemption from the present age; Isaiah 53:1 points to the suffering servant whose message Paul is summarizing here.
Why it lands — Paul is not offering a sentiment but a defined content: Christ died, for our sins, according to the Scriptures — and v. 2 makes clear that holding to this word or not is the difference between salvation and vain belief.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Galatians 1:4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
- Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
- 1 John 2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Acts 26:22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
- Galatians 1:12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
- Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
- Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- Luke 24:46 And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,