1 Corinthians 15:3–4
Paul sums up what he received: he died, was buried, and was raised, according to the Scriptures
Study it word by word3For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that the Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4and that he was buried, and that he has been raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
In its context
1Now I make known to you, brothers, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you also received, in which you also stand,
2through which you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word in which I proclaimed it to you, unless you believed in vain.
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5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve;
6then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, of whom most remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;
Its words in the original
- ΠαρέδωκαParedōka· hand over
Hand over: put into someone else's hands; also betray, or pass on a teaching.
- πρώτοιςprōtois· first
First, foremost.
- παρέλαβονparelabon· take, receive
Receive, take along; take a wife into one's home.
- ΧριστὸςChristos· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- ἀπέθανενapethanen· die
Die.
- ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn· sin
Sin: missing the mark, failing God and what he commands.
- γραφάςgraphas· Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
- ἐτάφηetaphē· bury
Bury.
- ἐγήγερταιegēgertai· raise
Raise, wake up; get up; raise from the dead.
- ἡμέρᾳhēmerai· day
Day. "In the days of" someone: in their time.
- τρίτῃtritēi· third
Third; "triton", the third time.