| 32. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) 1 Corinthians 15:32:1 ⧉εἰeeif 1 Corinthians 15:32:2 ⧉κατὰkataaccording to 1 Corinthians 15:32:3 ⧉ἄνθρωπονanthropona human 1 Corinthians 15:32:4 ⧉ἐθηριομάχησαetheereeomakheesaI fought wild beasts 1 Corinthians 15:32:5 ⧉ἐνenin 1 Corinthians 15:32:6 ⧉ἘφέσῳefesoEphesus 1 Corinthians 15:32:7 ⧉τίteewhat 1 Corinthians 15:32:8 ⧉μοιmeeto me 1 Corinthians 15:32:9 ⧉τὸtothe 1 Corinthians 15:32:10 ⧉ὄφελοςofelosbenefit 1 Corinthians 15:32:11 ⧉εἰeeif 1 Corinthians 15:32:12 ⧉νεκροὶnekreedead {people} 1 Corinthians 15:32:13 ⧉οὐκooknot 1 Corinthians 15:32:14 ⧉ἐγείρονταιeyeerondeare raised 1 Corinthians 15:32:15 ⧉Φάγωμενfaghomenlet us eat 1 Corinthians 15:32:16 ⧉καὶkeand 1 Corinthians 15:32:17 ⧉πίωμενpeeomenlet us drink 1 Corinthians 15:32:18 ⧉αὔριονavreeontomorrow 1 Corinthians 15:32:19 ⧉γὰρgarfor 1 Corinthians 15:32:20 ⧉ἀποθνῄσκομενapothneeskomenwe die |
| 32. Formal Translation If, in human terms, I fought with wild beasts in Ephesus, what is the benefit to me if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. |
| 32. Dynamic Translation If I battled wild beasts at Ephesus only from a human viewpoint, what do I gain if the dead are not raised? Then we might as well eat and drink, because tomorrow we will die. |