1 Corinthians 15:1-2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

It is the apostle's business in this chapter to assert and establish the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which some of the Corinthians flatly denied, 1 Cor. 15:12. Whether they turned this doctrine into allegory, as did Hymeneus and Philetus, by saying it was already past (2 Tim. 2:17), and several of the ancient heretics, by making it mean no more than a changing of their course of life; or whether they rejected it as absurd, upon principles of reason and science; it seems they... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

1 Corinthians 15:1-58 is both one of the greatest and one of the most difficult chapters in the New Testament. Not only is it in itself difficult, but it has also given to the creed a phrase which many people have grave difficulty in affirming, for it is from this chapter that we mainly derive the idea of the resurrection of the body. The chapter will be far less difficult if we study it against its background, and even that troublesome phrase will become quite clear and acceptable when we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1

Moreover brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel ,.... The apostle here passes on, and proceeds to a new subject, the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which some in this church denied; and which he undertakes to prove, establish, and defend; and in order to lead on to it, observes, that what he was about to declare, make known, or put them in mind of, was no other than the Gospel he had formerly preached to them, they had received, professed to stand in, and were saved by, unless... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:2

By which also ye are saved ,.... It was the means of their salvation, and had been made the power of God unto salvation to them. Salvation is inseparably connected with true faith in Christ as a Saviour, and with a hearty belief of his resurrection from the dead, which is the earnest and pledge of the resurrection of the saints; and because of the certainty of it in the promise of God, through the obedience and death of Christ, and in the faith and hope of believers, which are sure and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1

The Gospel which I preached unto you - This Gospel is contained in Christ dying for our sins, being buried, and rising again the third day. See the following verses. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:2

By which also ye are saved - That is, ye are now in a salvable state; and are saved from your Gentilism, and from your former sins. If ye keep in memory - Your future salvation, or being brought finally to glory, will now depend on your faithfulness to the grace that ye have received. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1

Verse 1 1.Now I make known to you. He now enters on another subject — the resurrection — the belief of which among the Corinthians had been shaken by some wicked persons. It is uncertain, however, whether they doubted merely as to the ultimate resurrection of the body, or as to the immortality of the soul also. It is abundantly well known, that there were a variety of errors as to this point. Some philosophers contended that souls are immortal. As to the resurrection of the body, it never... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:2

Verse 2 2.If you keep in memory —unless in vain (9) These two expressions are very cutting. In the first, he reproves their carelessness or fickleness, because such a sudden fall was an evidence that they had never understood what had been delivered to them, or that their knowledge of it had been loose and floating, inasmuch as it had so quickly vanished. By the second, he warns them that they had needlessly and uselessly professed allegiance to Christ, if they did not hold fast this main... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1

Moreover . The δὲ of the original merely marks the transition to a new topic. The gospel . He here uses the word with special reference to the Resurrection, which is one of the most central and necessary doctrines of the "good tidings," and which always occupied a prominent place in St. Paul's preaching ( Acts 17:18 ; Acts 23:6 ), as well as in that of all the apostles ( Acts 1:22 ; Acts 4:2 ; 1 Peter 3:21 ). Ye have received; rather, ye received. The "also" is emphatic.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Introduction. "Moreover" indicates a change of subject. "Declare unto you," or remind you, is somewhat emphatic. What St. Paul brings to memory are certain fundamental ideas which he does not hesitate to call "the gospel," the glad tidings of God to the world. It was the same gospel he had preached unto them, the same they had accepted, the same in which they stood. By it these Corinthians were saved, present and future, if they adhered to their faith, unless indeed their faith was "in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

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