1 Corinthians 15:34 (GNV)

Passage

Awake to liue righteously, and sinne not: for some haue not ye knowledge of God, I speake this to your shame.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:32 If I haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after ye maner of men, what aduantageth it me, if the dead be not raised vp? let vs eate and drinke: for to morowe we shall die.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceiued: euill speakings corrupt good maners.

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to liue righteously, and sinne not: for some haue not ye knowledge of God, I speake this to your shame.

1 Corinthians 15:35 But some man will say, Howe are the dead raised vp? and with what body come they foorth?

1 Corinthians 15:36 O foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened, except it die.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "awake", "liue", "righteously", "sinne", "some", "haue", "knowledge", and "speake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "awake" and "liue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Be not deceiued euill speakings corrupt good..." into verse 35's "But some man will say Howe are...", so "awake" and "liue" 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 "liue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.