1 Corinthians 15:55

Where, Death, is thy victory? Where, Death, is thy sting?

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

54And when this mortal has been clothed with immortality, then will the words of Scripture come to pass, Death has been swallowed up in victory.

56Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law.

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Cross References

Acts 2:27"For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, Nor give up 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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