Thematic Bible: Fighting wild "beasts", of spiritual conflict
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What benefit was it to me, from a human standpoint, if I fought wild animals in Ephesus, and [yet] the dead are not raised? [Note: This probably refers to Paul facing ferocious opposition from people there in Ephesus]. We should [just] eat and drink, for tomorrow we [may] die.
I have fought the good battle; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith [i.e., I have been true to my commitment].
So, I run with a purpose and I fight that way [too]; I do not just shadow box.
For I think that God has displayed us apostles last in line, as men doomed to die. [Note: The picture here is that of gladiators in the arena]. We are being stared at [i.e., as performers on a theater stage] for the whole world to see, both angels and people.
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