1 Corinthians 15:29 (GNV)

Passage

Els what shall they doe which are baptized for dead? if the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for dead?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:27 For he hath put downe all things vnder his feete. (And when he saith that all things are subdued to him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put downe all things vnder him.)

1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things shalbe subdued vnto him, then shall the Sonne also himselfe be subiect vnto him, that did subdue all things vnder him, that God may be all in all.

1 Corinthians 15:29 Els what shall they doe which are baptized for dead? if the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for dead?

1 Corinthians 15:30 Why are wee also in ieopardie euery houre?

1 Corinthians 15:31 By your reioycing which I haue in Christ Iesus our Lord, I die dayly.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And when all things shalbe subdued vnto..." into verse 30's "Why are wee also in ieopardie euery...", so "shall" and "baptized" 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 "shall" and "baptized" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.