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1 Corinthians 15:29-34

Courage in Light of Resurrection

Resurrection and Victory · 1 Corinthians 15

Story guide: Paul asks why believers endure risk if the dead are not raised, then calls them to sober righteousness.

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29Otherwise, what will those do who are being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they being baptized on their behalf?

30Why are we also in danger every hour?

31I die every day—by the boasting in you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

32If, speaking in merely human terms, I fought with wild beasts in Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

33Do not be deceived: bad company corrupts good morals.

34Come to your senses rightly, and do not go on sinning; for some have ignorance of God. I say this to your shame.

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