1 Corinthians 15 · Verse 4

1 Corinthians 15:4

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

1 Corinthians 15:4 in other translations

BSBthat He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
WEBthat he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
ASVand that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;
YLTand that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,
DARBYand that he was buried; and that he was raised the third day, according to the scriptures;
BBEAnd he was put in the place of the dead; and on the third day he came back from the dead, as it says in the Writings;
WebsterAnd that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

What does 1 Corinthians 15:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. buried ... rose again--His burial is more closely connected with His resurrection than His death. At the moment of His death, the power of His inextinguishable life exerted itself (Mt 27:52). The grave was to Him not the destined receptacle of corruption, but an apartment fitted for entering into life (Ac 2:26-28) [Bengel]. rose again--Greek, "hath risen": the state thus begun, and its consequences, still continue.

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

Barnes' Notes
Verse 4. And that he was buried. That is, evidently, according to the Scriptures. See Isa 53:9.

And that he rose again the third day, etc. That is, that he should rise from the dead was foretold in the Scriptures. It is not of necessity implied that it was predicted that he should rise on the third day, but that he should rise from the dead. See the argument for this stated in the discourse of Peter, in Acts 2:24-32. The particular passage which is there urged in proof of his resurrection is derived from Ps 16:10.

(g) "according to the scriptures" Ps 16:10, Hoss 6:2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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 15:4 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.

καὶkaiandG2532
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐτάφηetaphēHe was buriedG2290
καὶkaiandG2532
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐγήγερταιegēgertaiHe has been raisedG1453
τῇtēaon theG3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250
τῇtēatheG3588
τρίτῃtritēthirdG5154
κατὰkataaccording toG2596
τὰςtastheG3588
γραφὰςgraphasScripturesG1124

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Cross references for 1 Corinthians 15:4

  • Hosea 6:2

    After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

  • Matthew 12:40

    For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  • Psalms 16:10-11

    For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • Isaiah 53:9-12

    And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  • Acts 13:29-37

    And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him from the dead: And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, …

  • Acts 26:22-23

    Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

  • Luke 24:46

    And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

  • Jonah 1:17

    Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

  • Psalms 2:7

    I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:16-21

    For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. …

  • Romans 6:4

    Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

  • Luke 9:22

    Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

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Context

  • 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:

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1 Corinthians 15:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y que fué sepultado, y que resucitó al tercer día, conforme á las Escrituras;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et qu’il a été enseveli, et qu’il a été ressuscité le troisième jour, selon les écritures;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und daß er begraben wurde, und daß er auferweckt worden ist am dritten Tage, nach den Schriften;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et quia sepultus est, et quia resurrexit tertia die secundum Scripturas: