Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 15:29-34

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

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29If 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?

30And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?

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

32If 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.”

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

34Sober 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 soἘπεὶG1893ConjunctionwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularwill those doποιήσουσινG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralwhoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralare baptizedβαπτιζόμενοιG907Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralforὑπὲρG5228PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldeadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralIfεἰG1487Conjunction[the] deadνεκροὶG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbare not raisedἐγείρονταιG1453Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Pluralat allὅλωςG3654AdverbwhyτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionare [people] baptizedβαπτίζονταιG907Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 30

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhyτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular{do} weἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Pluralendanger ourselvesκινδυνεύομενG2793Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraleveryπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularhourὥρανG5610Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 31

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I face deathἀποθνῄσκωG599Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singulareveryκαθ’G2596PrepositiondayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Pluralas surely asνὴG3513Particle-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularI boastκαύχησινG2746Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularabout youὑμετέρανG5212Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 32

Original words

IfεἰG1487ConjunctionI fought wild beastsἐθηριομάχησαG2341Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionEphesusἘφέσῳG2181Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforκατὰG2596Prepositionhuman [motives]ἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singulardid I gainὄφελοςG3786Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .μοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularIfεἰG1487Conjunction[the] deadνεκροὶG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbare not raisedἐγείρονταιG1453Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralLet us eatΦάγωμενG5315Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondrinkπίωμενG4095Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontomorrowαὔριονG839Adverbwe dieἀποθνήσκομενG599Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 22:13
Verse 33

Original words

{Do} notΜὴG3361Adverbbe deceivedπλανᾶσθεG4105Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralBadκακαίG2556Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluralcompanyὁμιλίαιG3657Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralcorruptsΦθείρουσινG5351Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralgoodχρηστὰG5543Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralcharacterἤθηG2239Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

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

Original words

Sober upἐκνήψατεG1594Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralas you oughtδικαίωςG1346AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbstop sinningἁμαρτάνετεG264Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralforγὰρG1063Conjunctionsome [ of you ]τινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvἔχουσινG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralare ignorantἀγνωσίανG56Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularI say thisλαλῶG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyourὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralshameἐντροπὴνG1791Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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