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

31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

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.

33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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31 I affirm, by (A)the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, (B)I die daily. 32 If, in the manner of men, (C)I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, (D)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

33 Do not be deceived: (E)“Evil company corrupts good habits.”

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