1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 15:29

²⁹If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Ἐπεὶ	Epei	Conjunction	G1893 after, for, since, otherwise
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
will those do	ποιήσουσιν	poiēsousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
who	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
are baptized	βαπτιζόμενοι	baptizomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
dead	νεκρῶν	nekrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
dead	νεκροὶ	nekroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse
are not raised	ἐγείρονται	egeirontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
at all	ὅλως	holōs	Adverb	G3654 wholly, altogether, not at all
why	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
are	βαπτίζονται	baptizontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
them	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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