እኔ የተቀበልኩትን በመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ያለውን ነገር ለእናንተ አስተላለፍኩላችሁ፤ ያስተላለፍኩላችም ነገር በቅዱሳት መጻሕፍት እንደ ተጻፈው ክርስቶስ ስለ ኃጢአታችን ሞተ፤ ተቀበረ፤ በቅዱሳት መጻሕፍት እንደ ተጻፈውም በሦስተኛው ቀን ተነሣ፤ ከዚያም ለጴጥሮስ ታየ፤ ኃላም ለዐሥራ ሁለቱ ሐዋርያት ታየ፤ ከአምስት መቶ ለሚበልጡ ተከታዮቹም በአንድ ጊዜ ታያቸው።
"For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received; that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the twelve.