1 Corinthians 15:3 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:1 Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received and wherein you stand.

1 Corinthians 15:2 By which also you are saved, if you hold fast after what manner I preached unto you, unless you have believed in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all, 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 on the third day according to the scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15:5 And that he was seen by Cephas, and after that by the eleven.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "delivered", "first", "received", "christ", "died", "sins", and "scriptures". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "delivered" and "first", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "By which also you are saved if..." into verse 4's "And that he was buried and that...", so "delivered" and "first" 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 "delivered" and "first" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.