1 Corinthians 15:29-31

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁹ Otherwise, what do people mean by being [themselves] baptized in behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?

³⁰ [For that matter], why do I live [dangerously as I do, running such risks that I am] in peril every hour?

³¹ [I assure you] by the pride which I have in you in [your ^[a]fellowship and union with] Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily [I face death every day and die to self].