1 Corinthians 15:30-32
Summary for 1Cor 15:30-32: 15:30-32 a The apostles’ willingness to risk their lives was based on their conviction that there is life beyond death. If there is no resurrection, such suffering is pointless.15:32 b fighting wild beasts—those people of Ephesus: Paul refers figuratively to his struggles with opponents in Ephesus (see 16:8 c; Acts 19:23-41 d; 2 Cor 1:8 e; 4:8-12 f; 11:23-28 g). Watching condemned prisoners fighting wild beasts and getting mauled to death was a common form of entertainment in the Roman world.
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