1 Corinthians 15:32 (YLT)

Passage

if after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!

Nearby Context

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:

1 Corinthians 15:32 if after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

1 Corinthians 15:34 awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say <FI>it<Fi> .

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "Every day do I die by the..." into verse 33's "Be not led astray evil communications corrupt...", so "after" and "manner" 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 "after" and "manner" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.