Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 15:29-34

Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

29 If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?

30 And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

31 I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

34 Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

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References and Original Words

Verse 29

Original words

If [these things are] not so Ἐπεὶ G1893 Conjunction what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular will those do ποιήσουσιν G4160 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural are baptized βαπτιζόμενοι G907 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural If εἰ G1487 Conjunction [the] dead νεκροὶ G3498 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb are not raised ἐγείρονται G1453 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural at all ὅλως G3654 Adverb why τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction are [people] baptized βαπτίζονται G907 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 30

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction why τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular {do} we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural endanger ourselves κινδυνεύομεν G2793 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural every πᾶσαν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular hour ὥραν G5610 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 31

Original words

I face death ἀποθνῄσκω G599 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular every καθ’ G2596 Preposition day ἡμέραν G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural as surely as νὴ G3513 Particle - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular - ἣν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular vvv ἔχω G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular I boast καύχησιν G2746 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular about you ὑμετέραν G5212 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 2nd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition Christ Χριστῷ G5547 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 32

Original words

If εἰ G1487 Conjunction I fought wild beasts ἐθηριομάχησα G2341 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Ephesus Ἐφέσῳ G2181 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular for κατὰ G2596 Preposition human [motives] ἄνθρωπον G444 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular did I gain ὄφελος G3786 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular . . . μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular If εἰ G1487 Conjunction [the] dead νεκροὶ G3498 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb are not raised ἐγείρονται G1453 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Let us eat Φάγωμεν G5315 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction drink πίωμεν G4095 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction tomorrow αὔριον G839 Adverb we die ἀποθνήσκομεν G599 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 22:13
Verse 33

Original words

{Do} not Μὴ G3361 Adverb be deceived πλανᾶσθε G4105 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Bad κακαί G2556 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural company ὁμιλίαι G3657 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural corrupts Φθείρουσιν G5351 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural good χρηστὰ G5543 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural character ἤθη G2239 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Probably a quote from the Greek comedy Thais by Menander
Verse 34

Original words

Sober up ἐκνήψατε G1594 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural as you ought δικαίως G1346 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb stop sinning ἁμαρτάνετε G264 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction some [ of you ] τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv ἔχουσιν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural are ignorant ἀγνωσίαν G56 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular I say this λαλῶ G2980 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition your ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural shame ἐντροπὴν G1791 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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