1 Corinthians 15:32

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

32If 15:32 Lit according to manfrom human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what good is it to me? If the dead are not raised, let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

32If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

32What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I 15:32 This may refer figuratively to the furious crowd that rose up against Paul in Ephesus, rather than to literal animals (Acts 19:23-41).fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink [enjoying ourselves now], for tomorrow we die. [Is 22:13; 2 Cor 1:8, 9]

32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised,

32Did I fight wild animals in Ephesus with nothing more than human hopes? Then what have I gotten for it? If the dead are not raised,