1 Corinthians 15:29 (YLT)

Passage

Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:27 for all things He did put under his feet, and, when one may say that all things have been subjected, <FI>it is<Fi> evident that He is excepted who did subject the all things to him,

1 Corinthians 15:28 and when the all things may be subjected to him, then the Son also himself shall be subject to Him, who did subject to him the all things, that God may be the all in all.

1 Corinthians 15:29 Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?

1 Corinthians 15:30 why also do we stand in peril every hour?

1 Corinthians 15:31 Every day do I die, by the glorying of you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "and when the all things may be..." into verse 30's "why also do we stand in peril...", so "seeing" and "shall" 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 "seeing" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.