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

1 Corinthians 15:4 · KJV

“And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”

— 1 Corinthians 15:4

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

Verse 5

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

1 Corinthians 15 — Context

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. {keep...: or, hold fast} {what: Gr. by what speech}

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:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Cross References

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.

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. {death: Heb. deaths}

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.

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:

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. {belly: Heb. bowels}