Bible Strands
1 Corinthians 15:30
And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church regarding the resurrection, citing his own constant peril as a rhetorical example alongside the practice of baptism for the dead.
The words — κινδυνεύομεν (kinduneuomen) means "we are in danger" or "we risk," paired with πᾶσαν ὥραν (pasan hōran) for "every hour."
The thread — This motif of constant peril appears in Romans 8:36, which states believers face death daily, and in 2 Corinthians 11:23, which catalogs Paul’s repeated exposures, while 2 Corinthians 6:9 describes a paradoxical state of being punished yet not killed.
Why it lands — The verse demands a reader to examine whether their own daily risks align with the reality of the resurrection they profess.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 6:9 unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
- 2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
- Romans 8:36 As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:31 I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
- Galatians 5:11 Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.