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]

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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

31 I face death every day(A)—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32 If I fought wild beasts(B) in Ephesus(C) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,

“Let us eat and drink,
    for tomorrow we die.”[a](D)

33 Do not be misled:(E) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander