What Does 1 Corinthians 15:1 Mean in the King James?
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Paul calls the gospel a place to stand, using the same Greek word-family that names resurrection, the central subject of this chapter.
THE MEANING
The good news is something you receive, and it is where you stand now. It is not only a message passing by; it is the ground beneath your present footing.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The gospel is only something you once heard, rather than the ground you occupy now.
THE ROOT
ἑστήκατε
hestēkate
GROWS FROM
ἵστημι
histēmi
To stand; to set or establish in place.
The form ἑστήκατε (hestēkate, “you have stood and remain standing”) presents a settled stance: you stand within the message already received. In the same word-family, ἀνάστασις (anastasis, “resurrection; a standing up”) names the rising at the heart of this chapter, so the opening verb quietly echoes its central subject.
ALSO GROWS
stasis: Standing; position or state.
στάσις
This branch makes the verse’s image vivid: the received message is a position you occupy, not merely an idea passing through.
anastasis: Resurrection; a standing up.
ἀνάστασις
It shares the standing word-family, linking the place where you stand in verse 1 to the resurrection the chapter unfolds.
παρελάβετε
parelabete
GROWS FROM
λαμβάνω
lambanō
To take; to receive.
Paul’s verb is παρελάβετε (parelabete, “you received”), from παραλαμβάνω (paralambanō, “receive; take alongside”), built on λαμβάνω (lambanō, “take; receive”). The verse places receiving before standing: what you take in as good news becomes the ground in which you now stand.
ALSO GROWS
paralambanō: To receive; to take alongside.
παραλαμβάνω
This is the verb-family used in the verse: the proclaimed message is received and becomes the place of your stance.
epilambanomai: To take hold of; to grasp.
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
This related compound carries the same seed of taking, illuminating reception as an active taking-in rather than mere exposure.
THE PATTERN
A word received inwardly becomes a lived ground from which a person acts and stands.
But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:THE THREAD
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.Romans says you stand in favor (χάρις, charis, “favor”), reached through trust (πίστις, pistis, “trust”). Both verses use ἵστημι (histēmi, “to stand; to set in place”), making the received good news and favor places you stand within.
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