| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. | 1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. |
| 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. | 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. |
| 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, | 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, |
| 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, | 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, |
| 5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. | 5 and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. |
| 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. | 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. |
| 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, | 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, |
| 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. | 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. |
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