1Now1I makeknown to you, brethren, the 2gospelwhich I preached to you, whichalso you received, 3in whichalso you stand,
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by whichalso you are saved, 4if you holdfastathe wordwhich I preached to you, 5unless you believed in vain.
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For 6I delivered to you bas of firstimportancewhat I alsoreceived, that Christdied7for our sins8according to the Scriptures,
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and that He was buried, and that He was 9raised on the thirdday10according to the Scriptures,
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and that 11He appeared to 12Cephas, then13to the twelve.
6After that He appeared to morethanfivehundredbrethren at onetime, most of whomremainuntilnow, but some14have fallenasleep ;
7then He appeared to c15James, then to 16all the apostles ;
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and last of all, as dto oneuntimelyborn, 17He appeared to me also.
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For I am18the least of the apostles, eand not fit to be called an apostle, because I 19persecuted the church of God.
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But by 20the grace of God I amwhat I am, and His gracetoward me did not provevain ; but I 21laboredevenmore than all of them, yet22not I, but the grace of God with me.
11Whetherthen it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.