1 Corinthians 15:30 (DBY)

Passage

Why do *we* also endanger ourselves every hour?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:28 But when all things shall have been brought into subjection to him, then the Son also himself shall be placed in subjection to him who put all things in subjection to him, that God may be all in all.)

1 Corinthians 15:29 Since what shall the baptised for the dead do if [those that are] dead rise not at all? why also are they baptised for them?

1 Corinthians 15:30 Why do *we* also endanger ourselves every hour?

1 Corinthians 15:31 Daily I die, by your boasting which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:32 If, [to speak] after the manner of man, I have fought with beasts in Ephesus, what is the profit to me if [those that are] dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "endanger", "ourselves", and "hour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "endanger" and "ourselves", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Since what shall the baptised for the..." into verse 31's "Daily I die by your boasting which...", so "endanger" and "ourselves" 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 "endanger" and "ourselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.