விரிவுரை தற்போது ஆங்கிலத்தில் மட்டுமே கிடைக்கிறது. தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நடைபெறுகிறது.
1 Corinthians 15 — O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory?
I declare unto you the gospel which I preached: Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. He was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve, then of above five hundred brethren at once, then of James, then of all the apostles; and last of all of me also. By the grace of God I am what I am. If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
- v.1-11 The gospel: Christ died, was buried, rose, was seen
- v.12-34 If Christ be not risen
- v.35-49 The resurrection body
- v.50-58 Victory over death
The resurrection is non-negotiable. Without it, Christianity collapses — vain. The verse refuses any reading of Christianity that softens the resurrection into metaphor.
The faith's objectivity. Either He rose, and everything follows; or He did not, and nothing else matters.
The federal headship of Adam and Christ. Adam brought death to all his line; Christ brings life to His.
All... all. Each all is in its proper sphere — those in Adam, those in Christ. The verse is not universalist; it is structural.
A taunt at death's expense. The chapter's climax. Death lost its sting at the cross and its victory at the empty tomb.
For the believer the verse is a daily resource. Read it at a funeral; read it under a hard diagnosis. The Lord of life has the last word.
The chapter's practical conclusion. Because Christ is risen, your work for Him is not in vain. Nothing done for Him is lost.
Stedfast, unmoveable. The resurrection produces durable disciples. Build the day on the empty tomb.
Verse 58 settles your work today. Your labour is not in vain in the Lord. Whatever you do for Christ — caring for family, faithful work, quiet ministry — is not lost. The resurrection guarantees the durability of every Christian labor. Get back to work in light of the empty tomb.
1 Corinthians 15 is the chapter of the resurrection. Christ's being raised is the basis of every Christian hope. Without Him risen, nothing in the faith stands. With Him risen, death itself is defeated and every labor for Him is preserved. The whole chapter is Christ alive.
The earliest creed of the church. Died for our sins... according to the scriptures. Substitution, atonement, biblical anchoring — all in one line.
Which I also received. The gospel is not Paul's invention; he handed on what was given to him. The faith is a deposit.