GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 Brothers and sisters, I'm making known to you the Good News which I already told you, which you received, and on which your faith is based.
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Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
2 In addition, you are saved by this Good News if you hold on to the doctrine I taught you, unless you believed it without thinking it over.
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By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 I passed on to you the most important points of doctrine that I had received: Christ died to take away our sins as the Scriptures predicted.
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For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 He was placed in a tomb. He was brought back to life on the third day as the Scriptures predicted.
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that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 He appeared to Cephas. Next he appeared to the twelve apostles.
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and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.
6 Then he appeared to more than 500 believers at one time. (Most of these people are still living, but some have died.)
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After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
7 Next he appeared to James. Then he appeared to all the apostles.
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Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
8 Last of all, he also appeared to me. I'm like an aborted fetus [who was given life].
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and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
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