1 Corinthians 15:2 (DBY)

Passage

by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings,) unless indeed ye have believed in vain.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:1 But I make known to you, brethren, the glad tidings which I announced to you, which also ye received, in which also ye stand,

1 Corinthians 15:2 by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings,) unless indeed ye have believed in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered to you, in the first place, what also I had received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;

1 Corinthians 15:4 and that he was buried; and that he was raised the third day, according to the scriptures;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "hold", "fast", "word", "announced", "glad", "tidings", and "unless". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "hold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "But I make known to you brethren..." into verse 3's "For I delivered to you in the...", so "saved" and "hold" 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 "saved" and "hold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.