1Cor 15:32 | TNotes | STEP | 15:32 fighting wild beasts—those people of Ephesus: Paul refers figuratively to his struggles with opponents in Ephesus (see 16:8 ; Acts 19:23-41 ; 2 Cor 1:8 ; 4:8-12 ; 11:23-28 ). Watching condemned prisoners fighting wild beasts and getting mauled to death was a common form of entertainment in the Roman world.

cActs 19:23-41►

d2 Cor 1:8►

e4:8-12►

f11:23-28►

‏ 1 Corinthians 15:32

15:32 ^a fighting wild beasts—those people of Ephesus: Paul refers figuratively to his struggles with opponents in Ephesus (see 16:8 ^b; Acts 19:23-41 ^c; 2 Cor 1:8 ^d; 4:8-12 ^e; 11:23-28 ^f). Watching condemned prisoners fighting wild beasts and getting mauled to death was a common form of entertainment in the Roman world.