Assamese: আৰু মৃতবোৰৰ কাৰণে বাপ্তিস্ম গ্ৰহন কৰা লোকে কি কৰিব? যদি মৃতবোৰক সমুলি তোলা নহয়, তেনেহলে তেওঁলোকৰ কাৰণে সেই লোক কিয় বাপ্তাইজিত হয়?
AYT: Jika tidak demikian, apakah yang akan dilakukan oleh mereka yang dibaptis untuk orang yang mati? Jika orang mati tidak dibangkitkan sama sekali, lalu mengapa orang-orang membaptis bagi mereka?
Bengali: অথবা, মৃতদের জন্য যারা বাপ্তাইজিত হয়, তারা কি করবে? মৃতেরা যদি একেবারেই উত্থাপিত না হয়, তা হলে ওদের জন্য তারা আবার কেন বাপ্তাইজিত হয়?
Gujarati: જો એવું ના હોય તો જેઓ મૃત્યુ પામેલાઓને માટે બાપ્તિસ્મા પામ્યા, તેઓનું શું થશે? જો મૂએલાઓનું પુનરુત્થાન નથી તો મૂએલાંઓને માટે તેઓ શા માટે બાપ્તિસ્મા પામે છે?
Hindi: नहीं तो जो लोग मरे हुओं के लिये बपतिस्मा लेते हैं, वे क्या करेंगे? यदि मुर्दे जी उठते ही नहीं तो फिर क्यों उनके लिये बपतिस्मा लेते हैं?
Kannada: ಸತ್ತವರಿಗೆ ಪುನರುತ್ಥಾನವಿಲ್ಲವಾದರೆ ಸತ್ತವರಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ದೀಕ್ಷಾಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವವರು ಏನು ಮಾಡುವರು? ಸತ್ತವರು ಎದ್ದು ಬರುವುದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ನಿಜವಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಯಾಕೆ ಅವರಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ದೀಕ್ಷಾಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Malayalam: അല്ല, മരിച്ചവർക്കുവേണ്ടി സ്നാനം ഏല്ക്കുന്നവർ എന്ത് ചെയ്യും? മരിച്ചവർ ഉയിർക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ അവർക്കുവേണ്ടി സ്നാനം ഏല്ക്കുന്നത് എന്തിന്?
Marathi: नाही तर, जे लोक मेलेल्यांसाठी बाप्तिस्मा घेतात ते काय साधतील? जर मेलेले उठविलेच जात नाहीत तर ते लोक त्यांच्याबद्दल बाप्तिस्मा का घेतात?
Odiya: ମୃତମାନଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ଥାନ ନ ହେଲେ, ଯେଉଁମାନେ ମୃତମାନଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ବାପ୍ତିଜିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ କ'ଣ କରିବେ ? ଯଦି ମୃତମାନେ ଆଦୌ ଉତ୍ଥିତ ନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି, ତେବେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ସେମାନେ କାହିଁକି ବାପ୍ତିଜିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ?
Punjabi: ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਮੁਰਦਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਬਪਤਿਸਮਾ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਕੀ ਕਰਨਗੇ ? ਜੇ ਮੁਰਦੇ ਮੂਲੋਂ ਜੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਉੱਠਦੇ ਤਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਕਿਉਂ ਬਪਤਿਸਮਾ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ ?
Tamil: மேலும் மரித்தோர் உயிர்த்தெழாவிட்டால், மரித்தவர்களுக்காக ஞானஸ்நானம் பெறுகிறவர்கள் என்ன செய்வார்கள்? மரித்தவர்களுக்காக ஏன் ஞானஸ்நானம் பெறுகிறார்கள்?
Telugu: ఇదేమీ కాకపోతే చనిపోయిన వారి కోసం బాప్తిసం పొందేవారి సంగతేమిటి? చనిపోయినవారు లేవకపోతే వారి కోసం బాప్తిసం పొందడం ఎందుకు?
Urdu: वरना जो लोग मुर्दों के लिए बपतिस्मा लेते हैं; वो क्या करेंगे? अगर मुर्दे जी उठते ही नहीं तो फिर क्यूँ उन के लिए बपतिस्मा लेते हो?।
NETBible: Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them?
NASB: Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?
HCSB: Otherwise what will they do who are being baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are people baptized for them?
LEB: Otherwise, why do they do [it], those who are being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why indeed are they being baptized on behalf of them?
NIV: Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptised for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptised for them?
ESV: Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?
NRSV: Otherwise, what will those people do who receive baptism on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?
REB: Again, there are those who receive baptism on behalf of the dead. What do you suppose they are doing? If the dead are not raised to life at all, what do they mean by being baptized on their behalf?
NKJV: Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?
KJV: 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?
NLT: If the dead will not be raised, then what point is there in people being baptized for those who are dead? Why do it unless the dead will someday rise again?
GNB: Now, what about those people who are baptized for the dead? What do they hope to accomplish? If it is true, as some claim, that the dead are not raised to life, why are those people being baptized for the dead?
ERV: If no one will ever be raised from death, then what will the people do who are baptized for those who have died? If the dead are never raised, then why are people baptized for them?
EVD: If people will never be raised from death, then what will people do who are baptized for those who have died? If dead people are never raised, then why are people baptized for them?
BBE: Again, what will they do who are given baptism for the dead? if the dead do not come back at all, why are people given baptism for them?
MSG: Why do you think people offer themselves to be baptized for those already in the grave? If there's no chance of resurrection for a corpse, if God's power stops at the cemetery gates, why do we keep doing things that suggest he's going to clean the place out someday, pulling everyone up on their feet alive?
Phillips NT: Further, you should consider this, that if there is to be no resurrection what is the point of some of you being baptized for the dead by proxy? Why should you be baptized for [dead bodies]?
CEV: If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people?
CEVUK: If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people?
GWV: However, people are baptized because the dead will come back to life. What will they do? If the dead can’t come back to life, why do people get baptized as if they can come back to life?
NET [draft] ITL: Otherwise <1893>, what <5101> will <4160> those do <4160> who are baptized <907> for <5228> the dead <3498>? If <1487> the dead <3498> are <1453> not <3756> raised <1453> at all <3654>, then <2532> why <5101> are they baptized <907> for <5228> them <846>?