1 Corinthians 15:29 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 15:29 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἐπεὶ
epeí
G1893
when
τί
tís
G5101
who
ποιήσουσιν
poiéō
G4160
to make
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
βαπτιζόμενοι
baptízō
G907
to baptize
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
νεκρῶν
nekrós
G3498
dead
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ὅλως
hólōs
G3654
wholly
νεκροὶ
nekrós
G3498
dead
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐγείρονται
egeírō
G1453
to raise
τί
tís
G5101
who
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
βαπτίζονται
baptízō
G907
to baptize
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Otherwise, what will the ones being baptized for the dead do? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
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