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33 Do not be so deceived and misled! Evil companionships (communion, associations) corrupt and deprave good manners and morals and character.

34 Awake [[a]from your drunken stupor and return] to sober sense and your right minds, and sin no more. For some of you have not the knowledge of God [you are utterly and willfully and disgracefully ignorant, and continue to be so, lacking the sense of God’s presence and all true knowledge of Him]. I say this to your shame.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:34 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”[a] 34 Come to your senses[b](A) and stop sinning, for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 A quotation from the poet Menander, Thais, 218
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:34 Lit Sober up righteously

30-33 And why do you think I keep risking my neck in this dangerous work? I look death in the face practically every day I live. Do you think I’d do this if I wasn’t convinced of your resurrection and mine as guaranteed by the resurrected Messiah Jesus? Do you think I was just trying to act heroic when I fought the wild beasts at Ephesus, hoping it wouldn’t be the end of me? Not on your life! It’s resurrection, resurrection, always resurrection, that undergirds what I do and say, the way I live. If there’s no resurrection, “We eat, we drink, the next day we die,” and that’s all there is to it. But don’t fool yourselves. Don’t let yourselves be poisoned by this anti-resurrection loose talk. “Bad company ruins good manners.”

34 Think straight. Awaken to the holiness of life. No more playing fast and loose with resurrection facts. Ignorance of God is a luxury you can’t afford in times like these. Aren’t you embarrassed that you’ve let this kind of thing go on as long as you have?

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33 Do not be deceived: (A)“Evil company corrupts good habits.” 34 (B)Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; (C)for some do not have the knowledge of God. (D)I speak this to your shame.

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33 Não se enganem: “As más companhias estragam os bons costumes.” 34 Comecem de novo a viver uma vida séria e direita e parem de pecar. Para fazer com que vocês fiquem envergonhados, eu digo o seguinte: alguns de vocês não conhecem a Deus.

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