15:29a If these things are not so,

If the dead will not rise again,
-or-
If dead people do not come back to life,

15:29b what will those do who are baptized for the dead?

what do those people think they are doing, who are baptized for the dead?
-or-
it doesn’t make sense for people to receive baptism for the dead.

15:29c If the dead are not raised at all,

If the dead do not rise again,
-or-
If dead people do not come back to life,

15:29d why are people baptized for them?

why are those people baptized for them?
-or-
what they are doing is useless.

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