Resurrection Supported by Christian Experience

29 Otherwise what will they do who are being baptized for the dead?[a] If the dead are not raised at all, then why are people baptized for them?[b] 30 Why are we in danger every hour? 31 I face death every day,(A) as surely as I may boast about you, brothers and sisters, in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus(B) as a mere man, what good did that do me?(C) If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.[c](D) 33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” 34 Come to your senses[d](E) and stop sinning; for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.(F)

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  1. 15:29 Or baptized on account of the dead
  2. 15:29 Other mss read for the dead
  3. 15:32 Is 22:13
  4. 15:34 Lit Sober up

29 Otherwise, why do they do it, those who are being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why indeed are they being baptized on behalf of them? 30 And why are we in danger every hour? 31 I die every day—yes indeed, by my boasting in you,[a] which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord! 32 If according to a human perspective I fought wild beasts at Ephesus, what benefit is it to me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.[b] 33 Do not be deceived! “Bad company corrupts good morals.”[c] 34 Sober up correctly and stop sinning[d], for some have no knowledge of God—I say this to your shame.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:31 Some manuscripts have “in you, brothers,”
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:32 An allusion to Isa 22:13; 56:12
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:33 A quotation from the Greek poet Menander’s comedy Thais, 218
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:34 Literally “do not sin”