1 Corinthians 15:32-34

15:32 If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, ¹  what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. ²  15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” ³  15:34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God – I say this to your shame!

1 Corinthians 15:58

15:58 So then, dear brothers and sisters, ⁴  be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

¹ map For location see JP1-D2; JP2-D2; JP3-D2; JP4-D2.

² sn An allusion to Isa 22:13; 56:12.

³ sn A quotation from the poet Menander, Thais 218, which Paul uses in a proverbial sense.

⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.