1 Corinthians 15:31

1 Corinthians 15:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
• New International Version (NIV)I face death every day—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day!
• New King James Version (NKJV)I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:31

29Otherwise what will they do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are people baptized for them? 30Why are we in danger every hour? I face death every day, as surely as I may boast about you, brothers and sisters, in Christ Jesus our Lord. 32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus as a mere man, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. 33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

1 Corinthians 15:31 word by word

καθ᾽ ἡμέραν ἀποθνῄσκω, νὴ τὴν ὑμετέραν καύχησιν, ἀδελφοί, ἣν ἔχω ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I protest byνήnē · as surely asG3513
• yourἡμέτεροςhēmeteros · ourG2251
• rejoicingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• rejoicingκαύχησιςkauchēsis · prideG2746
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• I dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• dailyκατάkata · according toG2596
• dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:31

• Genesis 43:3But Judah said to him, “The man specifically warned us, ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’
• 1 Samuel 8:9Listen to them, but solemnly warn them and tell them about the customary rights of the king who will reign over them.”
• Jeremiah 11:7For I strongly warned your ancestors when I brought them out of the land of Egypt until today, warning them time and time again, ‘Obey me.’
• Zechariah 3:6Then the angel of the Lord charged Joshua,
• Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh —
• 2 Corinthians 1:12Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
• 2 Corinthians 2:14But thanks be to God, who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
• 1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy we experience before our God because of you,
• 1 Corinthians 4:9For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.
• Acts 20:23except that in every town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions are waiting for me.
• Romans 8:36As it is written: Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.
• 2 Corinthians 4:10We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman — I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31I protest by your rejoicing - ̔ · By your exaltation or boasting. Dr. Lightfoot understands this of "the boasting of the Corinthians against the apostle; that he considered himself continually trampled on by them; rejected and exposed to infamy and contempt; but that he took this as a part of the reproach of Christ; and was happy in the prospect of death and a glorious resurrection, when all those troubles and wrongs would terminate for ever." Instead of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31I protest - ( ̀ nē). This is a particle of swearing, and denotes a strong asseveration. The subject was important; it deeply interested his feelings; and he makes in regard to it a strong protestation; compare John 3:5. “I solemnly affirm, or declare.” By your rejoicing - Many manuscripts here read “by our rejoicing, but the correct reading is doubtless that which is in the present Greek text, by your rejoicing. The meaning of the phrase, which is…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. 30-32The apostles risked their lives because they believed in life after death. Without resurrection, their suffering would be meaningless.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. by your rejoicing--by the glorying which I have concerning you, as the fruit of my labors in the Lord. Some of the earliest manuscripts and fathers read "our," with the same sense. Bengel understands "your rejoicing," to be the enjoyable state of the Corinthians, as contrasted with his dying daily to give his converts rejoicing or glorying (1Co 4:8; 2Co 4:12, 15; Ep 3:13; Php 1:26). But the words, "which I have," favor the explanation--"the rejoicing…Read the comment

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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