1 Corinthians 15:11

Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

1 Corinthians 15:11, King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:11 in other translations

BSB	Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
WEB	Whether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.
ASV	Whether then it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
YLT	whether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so ye did believe.
DARBY	Whether, therefore, I or they, thus we preach, and thus ye have believed.
BBE	If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.
Webster	Therefore whether it was I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

What does 1 Corinthians 15:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. whether it were I or they--(the apostles) who "labored more abundantly" (1Co 15:10) in preaching, such was the substance of our preaching, namely, the truths stated in 1Co 15:3, 4.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 11. Therefore whether it were I or they. I or the other apostles. It is comparatively immaterial by whom it was done. The establishment of the truth is the great matter; and the question by whom it is done is one of secondary importance.

So we preach. So we all preach. We all defend the same great doctrines; we all insist on the fact that the Lord Jesus died and rose; and this doctrine you all have believed. This doctrine is confirmed by all who preach; and this enters into the faith of all who believe. The design of Paul is to affirm that the doctrines which he here refers to were great, undeniable, and fundamental doctrines of Christianity; that they were proclaimed by all the ministers of the gospel, and believed by all Christians. They were, therefore, immensely important to all; and they must enter essentially into the hopes

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 Whether it were I or they - All the apostles of Christ agree in the same doctrines; we all preach one and the same thing; and, as we preached, so ye believed; having received from us the true apostolical faith, that Jesus died for our sins, and rose again for our justification; and that his resurrection is the pledge and proof of ours. Whoever teaches contrary to this does not preach the true apostolic doctrine. Paul was the last of the primitive apostles. The primitive apostles were those who had seen Christ, and got their call to the apostolate immediately from himself. There were many apostles after this time, but they were all secondary; they had a Divine call, but it was internal, and never accompanied by any vision or external demonstration of that Christ who had been manifested in the flesh.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Chapter Outline The apostle proves the resurrection of Christ from the dead. (1-11) Those answered who deny the resurrection of the body. (12-19) The resurrection of believers to eternal life. (20-34) Objections against it answered. (35-50) The mystery of the change that will be made on those living at Christ's second coming. (51-54) The believer's triumph over death and the grave, An exhortation to diligence…

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1 Corinthians 15:11 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἴτεeiteWhetherG1535

οὖνounthereforeG3767

ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473

εἴτεeiteorG1535

ἐκεῖνοι,ekeinoithey,G1565

οὕτωςhoutōsthusG3779

κηρύσσομενkērussomenwe preachG2784

καὶkaiandG2532

οὕτωςhoutōsthusG3779

ἐπιστεύσατε.¶episteusateyou believed.G4100

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 15:11

1 Corinthians 2:2
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
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:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

3,4; 2:2

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Context

1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Corinthians 15:11
Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
1 Corinthians 15:12
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

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1 Corinthians 15:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Porque, ó sea yo ó sean ellos, así predicamos, y así habéis creído.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Soit donc moi, soit eux, nous prêchons ainsi, et vous avez cru ainsi.
German Elberfelder 1871	Sei ich es nun, seien es jene, also predigen wir, und also habt ihr geglaubt.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	sive enim ego, sive illi: sic prædicamus, et sic credidistis.