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1 Corinthians 15:31

I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:31 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
  • KJV I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die daily.
  • NKJV I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
  • NASB I affirm, brothers and sisters, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily.
  • 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.

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Paul affirms that he faces death daily, boasting in the Corinthians in Christ. It matters because his daily dying shows the seriousness of resurrection hope.

Overview

With solemn emphasis, Paul declares he dies every day, constantly exposed to mortal danger for the gospel. His confidence and even joy in the Corinthians rests in Christ Jesus. This sober testimony reinforces that only the certainty of resurrection makes such a life of daily self-sacrifice reasonable.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 14

  • 2 Cor 4:10–11We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
  • Rom 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
  • 1 Cor 4:9–13For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
  • Phil 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
  • 1 Th 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
  • Acts 20:23I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
  • Jer 11:7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
  • 2 Cor 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  • 2 Cor 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
  • 2 Cor 2:14But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
  • 1 Sam 8:9Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
  • 1 Th 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
  • Zech 3:6Then the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:
  • Gen 43:3But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

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Christ at the center

Christ crucified is the wisdom and power of God; he is our Passover sacrificed for us, the firstfruits of resurrection, the foundation on which everything is built.

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