15:32a If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives,

In Ephesus it was as though I fought dangerous animals. If I fought with them ⌊merely⌋ for human reasons,
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In ⌊the city of⌋ Ephesus I fought with vicious people who attacked me like wolves/tigers. I did not do that ⌊just⌋ to gain the things of this life.

15:32b what did I gain?

does that do me any good? ⌊No, it doesn’t.⌋
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If I did, there is no benefit to me.

15:32c If the dead are not raised,

If the dead do not rise from the dead,
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If God is not going to make the dead live again,

15:32d “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

“Let us enjoy food and drink ⌊today⌋, for we will die tomorrow.”
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⌊then as the saying goes,⌋ “We will eat a lot and get drunk. We will soon die anyway.”

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