1 Corinthians 15:3

The Creeds

• §186Section Two · The CreedsRead at vatican.va

  “From the beginning, the apostolic Church expressed and handed on her faith in brief formulae normative for all.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 10:9; I Cor 15:3-5, etc.

The Mysteries of Christ's Life

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  “Christ did not live his life for himself but for us, from his Incarnation "for us men and for our salvation" to his death "for our sins" and Resurrection "for our justification".” — Catechism footnote: I Cor 15:3; Rom 4:25.

Jesus Died Crucified

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  “Citing a confession of faith that he himself had "received", St. Paul professes that "Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Cor 15:3; cf. also Acts 3:18; 7:52; 13:29; 26:22-23.

Jesus Christ Was Buried

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  “In his plan of salvation, God ordained that his Son should not only "die for our sins"” — Catechism footnote: I Cor 15:3.

On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead

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  “…and that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. . ."” — Catechism footnote: I Cor 15:3-4.

• §652Paragraph 2 · On the Third Day He Rose from the DeadRead at vatican.va

  “The phrase "in accordance with the Scriptures"” — Catechism footnote: Cf. I Cor 15:3-4; cf. the Nicene Creed.

Tertullian

• Tertullian, A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 55

  “Now although Christ is God, yet, being also man, “He died according to the Scriptures,” and “according to the same Scriptures was buried.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3.

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• Tertullian, Against Praxeas Chapter 15

  “…might apply even the contrary qualities to the Son Himself—mortality, accessibility—of whom the apostle testifies that “He died according to the Scriptures,” and that “He was seen by himself last of all,”—by means, of course, of the light which was accessible, although it was not without imperilling his sight that…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3.

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• Tertullian, Against Praxeas Chapter 29

  “For even the apostle, to his declaration—which he makes not without feeling the weight of it—that “Christ died,” immediately adds, “according to the Scriptures,” in order that he may alleviate the harshness of the statement by the authority of the Scriptures, and so remove offence from the reader.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3.

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• Tertullian, Against Praxeas Chapter 30

  “The Son, then, both dies and rises again, according to the Scriptures.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4.

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• Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 48

  “No doubt, since you are told that He “died according to the Scriptures,” and “that He was buried according to the Scriptures,” no otherwise than in the flesh, you will also allow that it was in the flesh that He was raised from the dead.” — editor's note: Ver. 3.

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion III.7Book III

  “Christ’s death, wherein lies the whole weight and fruit of the Christian name, is denied although the apostle asserts it so expressly as undoubtedly real, making it the very foundation of the gospel, of our salvation and of his own preaching.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4, 14, 17, 18.

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Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus II.62Book II

  “And last of all He was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3–8.

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Irenaeus of Lyons

• Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies III.18Book III

  “He was likewise preached by Paul: “For I delivered,” he says, “unto you first of all, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4.

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Cyril of Jerusalem

• Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 14

  “Therefore Paul says plainly, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He hath risen again the third day according to the Scriptures.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4.

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• Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 15

  “1 Cor. xv. 1–4” — the author cites it

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John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIV.8Conference XIV

  “…that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again on the third day, and that he was seen of Cephas;” and: “God sent His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law;” or this: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord the God is one Lord.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3–5.

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Theodoret of Cyrus

• Theodoret of Cyrus, Dialogues (Eranistes) §4

  ““I delivered unto you first of all,” he writes, “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 so on.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.14Personal Letters

  “For if it did not die, how could Paul deliver to the Corinthians ‘that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,’ or how did He rise at all if He did not also die?” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Harmony of the Gospels III.26Book III

  “And last of all He was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3–8.

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Hilary of Poitiers

• Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity Book 10

  “He says, For I delivered unto you first of all 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.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4.

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• Colossians 1:18

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Colossians 1:19

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Colossians 1:20

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Hebrews 2:9

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Hebrews 4:7

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Hebrews 4:8

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Hebrews 4:9

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Hebrews 9:24

  Cited together in Catechism §519.

• 1 Peter 3:19

  Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 55.

• 1 John 2:1

  Cited together in Catechism §519.

• Revelation 6:9

  Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 55.

• Deuteronomy 21:23

  Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 29.

• Matthew 28:6

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Mark 16:7

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:6

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:7

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:26

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:27

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:44

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:45

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:47

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• Luke 24:48

  Cited together in Catechism §652.

• John 19:30

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• John 19:42

  Cited together in Catechism §624.

• Acts 1:3

  Cited together in Against Celsus II.62.

• Romans 4:25

  Cited together in Catechism §519.

• Romans 10:9

  Cited together in Catechism §186.