1 Corinthians 15:4 (KJV)

Passage

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "buried", "rose", "again", "third", and "scriptures". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "buried" and "rose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "For I delivered unto you first of..." into verse 5's "And that he was seen of Cephas...", so "buried" and "rose" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "buried" and "rose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.