1 Corinthians 15:2

Translations

Modern

By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

Traditional

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

Literal

…by which you are also being saved in what word I proclaimed to you, if you hold fast—unless you believed in vain.

Latin

…per quod et salvamini: qua ratione prædicaverim vobis, si tenetis, nisi frustra credidistis.

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Greek

English

By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

Notes

1 Corinthians 15:2

If you hold firmly to the word I preached to you: Those who stay strong in their faith will find salvation (see Matthew 10:22; 24:13; John 15:6; Galatians 5:4; Colossians 1:23; Hebrews 6:4–6; contrast with 1 Corinthians 1:8; Romans 8:38–39; Philippians 1:6; Hebrews 6:9).

1 Corinthians 15:1–11

Paul summarizes the good news about Jesus he preached.

1 Corinthians 15:1–58

Some church members doubted a future resurrection of the dead. Paul reassures them and addresses their skeptical questions by discussing the nature of a resurrection body.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) God’s Love for Israel God’s Unified Plan of Salvation Resurrection in the Old Testament The Good News Message The Resurrection of Jesus

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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 8:31–32
So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
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,
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.
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.
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.
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
James 2:14
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) First Letter to the Corinthians Glorification Gospel Heaven Intermediate State New Creation, New Creature Place of the Dead

Topics

Gospel: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Man: Possessed of Memory Perseverance: General Scriptures Concerning Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul

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