1 Corinthians 15:29

“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?”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 1 Corinthians 15:29

Else what shal they do, which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for the dead?
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 1 Corinthians chapter 15

Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
- American Standard Version (1901)

Again, what will they do who are given baptism for the dead? if the dead do not come back at all, why are people given baptism for them?
- Basic English Bible

Since what shall the baptised for the dead do if [those that are] dead rise not at all? why also are they baptised for them?
- Darby Bible

Otherwise what shall they do that are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not again at all? why are they then baptized for them?
- Douay Rheims Bible

Else what will they do, who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
- Webster's Bible

Otherwise what will become of those who got themselves baptized for the dead? If the dead do not rise at all, why are these baptized for them?
- Weymouth Bible

Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren't raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?
- World English Bible

Ellis what schulen thei do, that ben baptisid for deed men, if in no wise deed men risen ayen? wherto ben thei baptisid for hem?
- Wycliffe Bible

Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?
- Youngs Literal Bible

monaledi's comment on 2014-09-15 04:17:49:

To understand corinthians 15 29 let us start on John 5 24 which say Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live. 28 Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice. Now let us look corinthians 15 29 many people died without knowing the holly spirit but they were promised to receive it. so for their resurrection they must receive their promise. question is how and where would they receive the holy spirit? answer is that every soul is having its blood line meaning blood line on earth equals to blood line in spirit ie. Moses was promised to enter Israel through his descendants. these takes us to a point that if people die without receiving the spirit, surely they will receive it through their descendants if they accept the living apostle and being baptized with the holy spirit. thanks Monaledi Twelve apostles church in christ

jibblok's comment on 2014-06-04 09:34:56:

there are many guesses as the the meaning of this verse, but no matte which version in the above listing, there can be only one meaning clearly represented, and that is that there were baptisms for the dead at the time of paul

Injun Joe's comment on 2014-03-05 09:30:14:

as it is written that Jesus Christ taught the disciples many great things of which were never written due the fact that there would be no place to keep them if they were volume so are the mysteries of God given to those whom he deems his elect in these the last days

Zonwabele's comment on 2012-08-02 01:05:55:

I am a member of Old Apostolic Church we also belive inthe sence of a baptizem that is talk about the people who are passed away long ago, aspecial those people who where doing good things.Our leaders when we ask them about this meaning they said was the vision cames from GOD, that those family members that died befor accepting the word of GOD are the ones that are baptized for by those ones are live.

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