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1 Corinthians 15:2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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2 Through it you are also being saved if you hold firmly to the good news I declared to you, unless you became believers for nothing.
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1 Corinthians 15:2The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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δι’ οὗ καὶ σώζεσθε, τίνι λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν, εἰ κατέχετε, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε.
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1 Corinthians 15:2The Bible in Living English
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2 the same that you are saved by, in what terms I preached it to you, if you are holding to it—except in case you believed for nothing!
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1 Corinthians 15:2American Standard Version
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2 by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.
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1 Corinthians 15:2The Emphasized Bible
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2 Through which also ye are being saved,—If ye hold fast With what discourse I announced the joyful message unto you;—Unless indeed in vain ye believed.
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1 Corinthians 15:2King James Version
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2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
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1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 15New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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if you hold firmly to the good news: The resurrection, part of “the primary doctrine” of Christianity, was under attack in Corinth. (Heb 6:1, 2) Some were arguing that “there is no resurrection of the dead.” (1Co 15:12) Paul drew attention to those who said: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are to die.” (1Co 15:32) He may have been quoting Isa 22:13, but those words well reflected the thinking of people influenced by such Greek philosophers as Epicurus, who denied that there was life after death. (Ac 17:32; see study note on 1Co 15:32.) Or some in the congregation who were of Jewish background may have been influenced by the beliefs of the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection. (Mr 12:18) Another possibility is that some felt that living Christians had already experienced some kind of spiritual resurrection. (2Ti 2:16-18) If the Corinthians failed to “hold firmly to the good news,” they would become believers for nothing—their hope would not be fulfilled.—See study note on 1Co 15:12.
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