1 Corinthians 15:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:29 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:29 — KJV
“Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?”
— 1 Corinthians 15:29 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:29 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 15:29
“Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Jerubbesheth: also called, Jerubbaal”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:29: dead, why, then
“Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:29: dead, rise, then
“Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:29: dead, why, then
“Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:29: else, why, then
“Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:29: rise, why, then
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