1 COR 15:3 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT For I delivered to you among the first what I also received—that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,

UST Here is one of the first things that I told you, which I learned from the Lord: the Messiah died on the cross to take away our sins, just as the authors of the holy books wrote.

BLB For I delivered to you in the foremost what also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

AICNT For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

OEB For at the very beginning of my teaching I gave you the account which I had myself received – that Christ died for our sins (as the scriptures had foretold),

WEBBE For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

WMBB For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

NET For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,

LSV For I delivered to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Writings,

FBV I passed on to you what I myself had also received, a message of vital importance: that Christ died for our sins, according to Scripture;

TCNT For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

T4T The most important part of the message that I received from the Lord Jesus, and that I told you, was this: Christ died to take away the guilt of our sins, as the Scriptures said that he would do.

LEB For I passed on to you _⌊as of first importance_⌋[fn] what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,

15:3 Literally “among the first things”

BBE For I gave to you first of all what was handed down to me, how Christ underwent death for our sins, as it says in the Writings;

Moff First and foremost, I passed on to you what I had myself received, namely, that Christ died for our sins as the scriptures had said,

Wymth For I repeated to you the all-important fact which also I had been taught, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures;

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

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

YLT for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

Drby For I delivered to you, in the first place, what also I had received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;

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

SLT For I delivered to you among the first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the writings;

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

KJB-1769 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

KJB-1611 For I deliuered vnto you first of all, that which I also receiued, how that Christ died for our sinnes according to the Scriptures:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps For first of all I deliuered vnto you, that which I receaued: howe that Christe dyed for our sinnes, agreeyng to the scriptures:
(For first of all I delivered unto you, that which I received: how that Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures:)

Gnva For first of all, I deliuered vnto you that which I receiued, how that Christ died for our sinnes, according to the Scriptures,
(For first of all, I delivered unto you that which I received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, )

Cvdl For first of all I delyuered vnto you that which I also receaued, how that Christ dyed for oure synnes acordinge to the scriptures,
(For first of all I delivered unto you that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,)

TNT For fyrst of all I delivered vnto you that which I receaved: how that Christ dyed for oure synnes agreinge to the scriptures:
(For first of all I delivered unto you that which I received: how that Christ died for our sins agreinge to the scriptures: )

Wycl For Y bitook to you at the bigynnyng that thing which also Y haue resseyued; that Crist was deed for oure synnes, bi the scripturis;
(For I betook/entrusted to you at the beginning that thing which also I have received; that Christ was deed for our sins, by the scriptures;)

Luth Denn ich habe euch zuvörderst gegeben, welches ich auch empfangen habe, daß Christus gestorben sei für unsere Sünden nach der Schrift,
(Because I have you zuvörderst given, which I also received have, that Christ died be for/in_favour_of our sins(n) after the/of_the writing,)

ClVg Tradidi enim vobis in primis quod et accepi: quoniam Christus mortuus est pro peccatis nostris secundum Scripturas:
(Tradidi because to_you(pl) in/into/on first that and accepi: since/because Christ/Messiah dead it_is for sins ours after/second Scriptures: )

UGNT παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις, ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον: ὅτι Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς Γραφάς;
(paredōka gar humin en prōtois, ho kai parelabon: hoti Ⱪristos apethanen huper tōn hamartiōn haʸmōn kata tas Grafas;)

SBL-GNT Παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις, ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφάς,
(Paredōka gar humin en prōtois, ho kai parelabon, hoti Ⱪristos apethanen huper tōn hamartiōn haʸmōn kata tas grafas,)

RP-GNT Παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις, ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφάς·
(Paredōka gar humin en prōtois, ho kai parelabon, hoti ⱪristos apethanen huper tōn hamartiōn haʸmōn kata tas grafas;)

TC-GNT Παρέδωκα γὰρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις, ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον, ὅτι Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατὰ τὰς γραφάς·
(Paredōka gar humin en prōtois, ho kai parelabon, hoti Ⱪristos apethanen huper tōn hamartiōn haʸmōn kata tas grafas; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 15:1–58: Believers will rise from the dead

In this section Paul reminded the Corinthian believers about the gospel and showed them that the resurrection from the dead was an important part of the gospel. First (15:1–11) he wrote about the evidence showing that God raised Christ from the dead. Then (15:12–34) he taught that God will raise believers from the dead. Finally (15:35–58) he taught about what the resurrection body will be like.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The resurrection

People who die will live again

Christ has risen and his people will rise also

Paragraph 15:3–8

In this paragraph Paul reminded the Corinthians of four important events that form the gospel message:

Christ died for our sins.
They buried his body.
He came back to life on the third day.
Many people saw him after he came back to life.

15:3a

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance:

¶ For the teaching that other people taught me, I taught you^(plur) as most important:
¶ For I told you about the events that other people told me. These things are very important:

For: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For introduces an explanation of what Paul said in 15:1–2. Translate it in a way that is natural in your language to introduce an explanation.

what I received I passed on to you: This clause introduces a summary of four historical events that are central to the Christian faith. Paul said that he heard this story from others, and he then told it to the Corinthians. The wording is very similar to 11:23a.

received: Paul received the gospel message from other believers.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

I handed on to you the message that I received

the message that they/other people told me, I also told to you

as of first importance: There are two ways to interpret the Greek phrase that the BSB translates as as of first importance:

It means “most important.” For example:
the most important points (GW) (BSB, GW, NIV, NASB, RSV, ESV, NET, NLT, NCV, NABRE, GNT, CEV)
It means “first in time.” For example:
in the first place (NJB) (NJB, KJV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). This is supported by the majority of English versions and commentaries.See, for example, Fee p. 722; and Thiselton p. 1186.

15:3b-5

that…that…that…and that: Paul listed four points that make up the gospel message. In Greek, each of the four points is introduced by a word often translated as that. The points are connected to each other by a conjunction usually translated as and. The NJB is an example of an English version that stays close to the Greek:

^3bthat Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the scriptures, ⁴and that he was buried; and that on the third day, he was raised to life, in accordance with the scriptures; ⁵and that he appeared to Cephas… (NJB)

The BSB uses the word and to connect only the last item in the list. Translate these conjunctions in a way that is natural in your language to connect four facts.

15:3b

that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

Christ died on account of our^(incl) sins, as the Scriptures say/foretell.
Christ died because of our sins, which is what the Scriptures said would happen.

that: The word that introduces the first of the four events that form the gospel message.

Christ died for our sins: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as for our sins is more literally “because of our sins” or “on account of our sins.” Christ died for the wrong things that we have done.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

Christ died because we^(incl) sinned

according to the Scriptures: The phrase according to the Scriptures indicates that the Old Testament Scriptures say that Christ was going to die for the sins of the people.See, for example, Isaiah 53.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

as is written in the Scriptures

as the Scriptures say it will happen

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παρέδωκα & ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις

˱I˲_gave_over & ˱to˲_you_all in ˓the˒_first_‹place›

Here Paul speaks as if the gospel that he preached to the Corinthians were a physical object that he delivered to them. By speaking in this way, he emphasizes that he truly taught the Corinthians the gospel, and they now know it as well as if they held it in their hands. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this figure of speech with a comparable metaphor or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [I instructed you among the first in] or [I handed over to you among the first]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν πρώτοις

in ˓the˒_first_‹place›

Here, among the first could mean that: (1) what Paul is about to say is one of the first things he told them when he visited Corinth. Alternate translation: [as one of the first things I said] (2) what Paul is about to say is one of the most important things he told them when he visited Corinth. Alternate translation: [as one of the most important things I said]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

ὃ καὶ παρέλαβον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παρέδωκα Γάρ ὑμῖν ἐν πρώτοις ὅ καί παρέλαβον ὅτι Χριστός ἀπέθανεν ὑπέρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν κατά τάς Γραφάς)

Here Paul does not clarify from whom he received this information. In [11:23](../11/23.md), which uses very similar words, Paul says that he “received” things “from the Lord.” Here, then, it is likely that he also received what he is about to say “from the Lord.” However, he may also mean that he received this specific way of expressing the good news from another human being. Since Paul avoids stating from whom he received what he is about to say, you should also try to avoid stating it. If you must state whom he received it from, you could refer to “the Lord” or generally to people. Alternate translation: [what I also received from the Lord] or [what I also received from others]

ὑπὲρ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν

Alternate translation: [in order to deal with our sins]

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

κατὰ τὰς Γραφάς

In Paul’s culture, according to was a normal way to introduce a reference to an important text. In this case, Paul does not state exactly which part of the Scriptures he has in mind but rather refers to the Scriptures as a whole. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express how Paul introduces the quotation with a comparable phrase that indicates that Paul is referring to an important text. Alternate translation: [as the Scriptures say] or [as can be read in the Scriptures]

Parallel 1 COR 15:3

Section 15:1–58: Believers will rise from the dead

Paragraph 15:3–8

15:3a

15:3b-5

15:3b

Parallel 1 COR 15:3