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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:31

29Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? 30Why are we in danger every hour? I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day! 32What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." 33Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins 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 solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.'
• 1 Samuel 8:9Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them."
• Jeremiah 11:7For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice.
• Zechariah 3:6And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured Joshua,
• Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
• 2 Corinthians 2:14But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
• 1 Thessalonians 3:9For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,
• 1 Corinthians 4:9For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men.
• Acts 20:23except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
• Romans 8:36As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."
• 2 Corinthians 4:10always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often 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