1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
In Context
55“Where, O death, is thy sting? Where, O death, is thy victory?”
57But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 90:3But man thou turnest again to dust, And sayst, “Return, ye children of men!”
John 8:21Again therefore he said to them, I go away, and ye will seek me, and will die in your sin. Whither I go, ye cannot come.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.
Romans 5:12So then as through one man sin entered into the world, and through sin death, and thus [[death]] came through unto all men, because all sinned—
Romans 5:17For if by one trespass death reigned through the one man, much more will they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.)—
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is everlasting life, through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:52-58
The Resurrection of Saints. ( a. d. 57.) 51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the… Read the whole commentary →