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 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.” Come to your senses and stop sinning; for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame. 35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have when 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Awakeἐκνήφωeknēphō · to wake upG1594
• to righteousnessδικαίωςdikaiōs · rightlyG1346
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sinἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• notμήmē · notG3361
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• not the knowledgeἀγνωσίαagnōsia · ignoranceG56
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• I speakλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• 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 wine drinkers, because of the sweet wine, for it has been taken from your mouth.
• Jonah 1:6The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god. Maybe this god will consider us, and we won’t perish.”
• Romans 13:11Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
• Ephesians 5:14for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
• Psalms 4:4Be angry and do not sin; reflect in your heart while on your bed and be silent. Selah
• Psalms 119:11I have treasured your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you.
• John 5:14After this, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.”
• John 8:11“No one, Lord,” she answered. “Neither do I condemn you,” said Jesus. “Go, and from now on do not sin anymore.”]
• 1 Corinthians 8:7However, not everyone has this knowledge. Some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food sacrificed to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
• Romans 1:28And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God.
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame! Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between fellow believers?
• Hebrews 5:11We have a great deal to say about this, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.

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
• Body
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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• 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