1Cor 15:3-7 | TNotes | STEP | 15:3 The heart of the Good News is that Christ died for our sins (see Rom 3:24-25 ; 5:8-10 ; Gal 1:4 ; 1 Thes 5:9-10 ).

15:3 ^a The heart of the Good News is that Christ died for our sins (see Rom 3:24-25 ^b; 5:8-10 ^c; Gal 1:4 ^d; 1 Thes 5:9-10 ^e).
15:4 ^f just as the Scriptures said: See Ps 16:10 ^g; Hos 6:2 ^h; Jon 1:17 ⁱ; Matt 12:40 ^j; Acts 2:24-32 ^k.
15:5 ^l He was seen by Peter: See Luke 24:34 ^m.

• then by the Twelve: See Matt 28:16-17 ⁿ; Mark 16:14 ^o; Luke 24:36 ^p; John 20:19 ^q.
15:6 ^r he was seen by more than 500: We have no other account of this event.

• most of whom are still alive: When this letter was written (around AD 53–56), the factuality of Christ’s resurrection could be verified by consulting living eyewitnesses.
15:7 ^s This James was almost certainly Jesus’ brother, who became a leader of the Jerusalem church after Jesus’ death (see Mark 6:3 ^t; John 7:1-5 ^u; Gal 1:19 ^v; cp. Acts 12:17 ^w; 15:13 ^x; 21:18 ^y).