"Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the…" — 1 Corinthians 15:29

1 Corinthians 15:29 · KJV

“Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?”

— 1 Corinthians 15:29

Verse 28

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Verse 30

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

1 Corinthians 15 — Context

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under {him, it is} manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. {your: some read, our}

Cross References

Romans 6:3-4

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? {were: or, are}

1 Corinthians 15:16

For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

Matthew 20:22

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

1 Corinthians 15:32

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. {after...: or, to speak after the manner of men}