1 Corinthians 15:34

1 Corinthians 15:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
• New International Version (NIV)Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:34

32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” 33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame. 35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” 36You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

1 Corinthians 15:34 word by word

ἐκνήψατε δικαίως καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε· ἀγνωσίαν γὰρ θεοῦ τινες ἔχουσιν· πρὸς ἐντροπὴν ὑμῖν λαλῶ.¶Read the interlinear

• Sober upἐκνήφωeknēphō · to wake upG1594
• as you oughtδικαίωςdikaiōs · rightlyG1346
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• stop sinningμήmē · notG3361
• stop sinningἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• are ignorantἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• are ignorantἀγνωσίαagnōsia · ignoranceG56
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• I say thisλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• shameἐντροπήentropē · shameG1791

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:34

• Joel 1:5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
• Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
• Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
• Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
• Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
• Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
• John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
• John 8:11“No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
• 1 Corinthians 8:7But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
• Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
• Hebrews 5:11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Awake to righteousness - Shake off your slumber; awake fully, thoroughly, , as ye ought to do: so the word should be rendered; not awake to righteousness. Be in earnest; do not trifle with God, your souls, and eternity. Sin not - For this will lead to the destruction both of body and soul. Life is but a moment; improve it. Heaven has blessings without end. Some have not the knowledge of God - The original is very emphatic: , some have an ignorance of God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Awake to righteousness - See the note on Romans 13:11. The word here translated “awake” denotes, properly, to awake up from a deep sleep or torpor; and is usually applied to those who awake, or become sober after drunkenness. The phrase “to righteousness” ( ́ dikaiōs) may mean either “rouse to the ways of righteousness; to a holy life; to sound doctrine,” etc.; or it may mean “as it is right and just that you should do.” Probably the latter is the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-34Verses 20-34 All that are by faith united to Christ, are by his resurrection assured of their own. As through the sin of the first Adam, all men became mortal, because all had from him the same sinful nature, so, through the resurrection of Christ, shall all who are made to partake of the Spirit, and the spiritual nature, revive, and live for ever. There will be an order in the resurrection. Christ himself has been the first-fruits; at his coming, his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34some of you are ignorant of God: Paul strongly criticizes those who are proud of their knowledge but doubt the resurrection.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Awake--literally, "out of the sleep" of carnal intoxication into which ye are thrown by the influence of these skeptics (1Co 15:32; Joe 1:5). to righteousness--in contrast with "sin" in this verse, and corrupt manners (1Co 15:33). sin not--Do not give yourselves up to sinful pleasures. The Greek expresses a continued state of abstinence from sin. Thus, Paul implies that they who live in sinful pleasures readily persuade themselves of what they wish…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:34

• Blindness
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• Adam
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings