What Does “Baptized For The Dead” Mean?
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesA querist asks, “In 1 Corinthians 15:29 KJV, what does the phrase, “baptized for the dead” refer to in this verse?”
Using the King James Version, the text reads:
“Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?“
The following is a study by Brother Dave Miller of Apologetics Press suggesting four possible interpretations that have contextual evidence to support them:
Because of the use of the word, “they” (third person pronoun) in 1 Corinthians 15:29, this Bible student prefers the fourth interpretation that Brother Miller presents in his article. Brother Burton Coffman also agrees with this interpretation in his commentary regarding this verse.
Related Articles:
- Baptism for the Dead: Revisited
- Mormon Doctrine: Baptism for the Dead
- What Does Baptism Of The Dead Mean?
- Baptism For The Dead