1 Corinthians 15:1 - Exposition

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. The Corinthians had not been like Christ's "own," who "received him not" ( John 1:11 ).