1 Corinthians 15:33 (ASV)

Passage

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:31 I protest by that glorifying in you, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

1 Corinthians 15:32 If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak [this] to move you to shame.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "deceived", "evil", "companionships", "corrupt", "good", and "morals". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "deceived" and "evil", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "If after the manner of men I..." into verse 34's "Awake to soberness righteously and sin not...", so "deceived" and "evil" 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 "deceived" and "evil" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.