1 Corinthians 15:55

O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

In Context

54But when this corruptible may put on incorruption, and this mortal may put on immorality, then shall the word which has been written be fulfilled, Death is swallowed up in victory.

56But the sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law.

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Cross References

Acts 2:27because thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

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 →

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