1 Corinthians 15:30-32

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³⁰[For that matter] why are we [running such risks and putting ourselves] ^[a]in danger [nearly] every hour [if there is no resurrection]? ³¹I assure you, believers, by the pride which I have in you in [your union with] Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily [I face death and die to self]. ³²What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I ^[b]fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink [enjoying ourselves now], for tomorrow we die.^(A)

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 15:30 Paul’s life was continuously threatened because of his public commitment to Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:32 This may refer figuratively to the furious crowd that rose up against Paul in Ephesus, rather than to literal animals (Acts 19:23-41).