1 Corinthians 15:29 (WEB)
Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren’t raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?
Fathers and councils · 4
Gregory of Nyssa
“Why are they baptized into Christ, if He has no power of goodness of His own?” — editor's note: Τί γὰρ βαπτίζονται εἰς Χριστὸν. This throws some light on the much discussed passage, ‘Why are these baptized for the dead?’ Gregory at all events seems here…
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Tertullian
“But inasmuch as “some are also baptized for the dead,” we will see whether there be a good reason for this.” — editor's note: Ver. 29.
Read the whole comment““What,” asks he, “shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 29.
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Aphrahat
“For if the dead rise not, why are they baptized for them?” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xv. 29.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.21.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.21.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.21.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.21.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.21.
