For you ask, ‘What does it profit you, and what benefit comes to me, if I do not sin? ’
1 Corinthians 15:32 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus as a mere man, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. , Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What do I gain if, merely from the human point of view, I fought with [wild] beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will be dead. [Isa. 22:13.] American Standard Version (1901) If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. Common English Bible From a human point of view, what good does it do me if I fought wild animals in Ephesus? If the dead aren’t raised, “let’s eat and drink because tomorrow we’ll die”. Catholic Public Domain Version If, according to man, I fought with the beasts at Ephesus, how would that benefit me, if the dead do not rise again? "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die. |
For you ask, ‘What does it profit you, and what benefit comes to me, if I do not sin? ’
Rejoice, young person, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desire of your eyes; but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgement.
There is nothing better for a person than to eat, drink, and enjoy , his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand,
But look: joy and gladness, butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep and goats, eating of meat, and drinking of wine – ‘Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! ’
‘Come, let me get some wine, let’s guzzle some beer; and tomorrow will be like today, only far better! ’
Then I’ll say to myself, ‘You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’ ”
For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself?
When they reached Ephesus he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and debated with the Jews.
but he said farewell and added, ‘I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.’ Then he set sail from Ephesus.
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul travelled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples
But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I am using a human argument: , Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?
I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.
Brothers and sisters, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to a validated human will.
But these people, like irrational animals #– #creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed #– #slander what they do not understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed.
But these people blaspheme anything they do not understand. And what they do understand by instinct #– #like irrational animals #– #by these things they are destroyed.