1 Corinthians 15:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people?

Cross References

Matthew 20:22

Jesus answered, “Not one of you knows what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the cup that I must soon drink from?” James and John said, “Yes, we are!”

Matthew 3:6

They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the river.

1 Corinthians 15:16

So if the dead won't be raised to life, Christ wasn't raised to life.

1 Corinthians 15:28

After everything is under the power of God's Son, he will put himself under the power of God, who put everything under his Son's power. Then God will mean everything to everyone.

1 Corinthians 15:30

And why do we always risk our lives

1 Corinthians 15:32

What do you think I gained by fighting wild animals in Ephesus? If the dead are not raised to life, “Let's eat and drink. Tomorrow we die.”