This verse is connected in argument with verse 1 Corinthians 15:19.

Else; if there is no resurrection, what is the advantage of being baptized and exposed to innumerable dangers, and even to death itself, in hope of one? Baptized for the dead; according to some, the meaning is this: Why, when many for their attachment to Christ are put to death, do multitudes in the face of death openly profess by baptism to be his disciples, and thus take their place?

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Old Testament