1 Corinthians 15:32 (DRB)

Passage

If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:30 Why also are we in danger every hour?

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

1 Corinthians 15:32 If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not seduced: Evil communications corrupt good manners.

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake, ye just, and sin not. For some have not the knowledge of God. I speak it to your shame.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fought", "beasts", "ephesus", "doth", "profit", "dead", "rise", and "again". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fought" and "beasts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "I die daily I protest by your..." into verse 33's "Be not seduced Evil communications corrupt good...", so "fought" and "beasts" 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 "fought" and "beasts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.