1 Corinthians 15:30
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
Cross-reference
In 1 Corinthians 15:31, Paul explains his 'danger every hour' as dying daily—a direct continuation of the same argument.
1 Corinthians 4:9 earlier depicts apostles as 'men sentenced to death' — the same constant peril Paul now cites in arguing for resurrection.
Romans 8:36-39 shows Paul's daily danger as part of believers' suffering, yet nothing separates us from God's love—the hope sustaining his hourly risk.
In 2 Corinthians 4:7-12, Paul describes carrying death in his body so Jesus' life may be shown—revealing the purpose behind his hourly danger.
2 Corinthians 6:9 captures Paul's paradox: 'as dying, yet we live'—directly echoing his daily danger and resurrection hope.
In 2 Corinthians 11:23-27, Paul catalogues the beatings, shipwrecks, and perils that fill his 'danger every hour'—a concrete list of examples.
Galatians 5:11 explains that Paul's persecution comes from preaching the cross—the reason for his constant danger.
Psalm 44:22 declares believers are 'killed all day long' for God's sake — the very suffering Paul endures hourly, echoing this psalm of faithful martyrdom.
Luke 9:23 records Jesus' call to 'take up your cross daily' — grounding Paul's 'every hour' danger in the disciple's daily commitment to follow Christ.
Acts 15:26 describes Paul and Barnabas as men who 'risked their lives' for Christ — directly confirming Paul's own claim of hourly danger in ministry.
Philippians 1:30 speaks of the 'same conflict' Paul endures — linking the Philippians' struggle to his own hourly danger for the gospel.