32 If [a]from human motives I (A)fought with wild beasts at (B)Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, (C)let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. 33 (D)Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” 34 (E)Become sober-minded [b]as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have (F)no knowledge of God. (G)I speak this to your shame.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:32 Lit according to man
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:34 Lit righteously

32 If I fought wild beasts(A) in Ephesus(B) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,

“Let us eat and drink,
    for tomorrow we die.”[a](C)

33 Do not be misled:(D) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[b](E) 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God(F)—I say this to your shame.(G)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander