1 Corinthians 15:34 (KJV)

Passage

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

1 Corinthians 15:35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

1 Corinthians 15:36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "awake", "righteousness", "some", "knowledge", "speak", and "shame". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "awake" and "righteousness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Be not deceived evil communications corrupt good..." into verse 35's "But some man will say How are...", so "awake" and "righteousness" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "awake" and "righteousness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.