1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
In Context
55O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?
57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
John 8:21Then Jesus said again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, you cannot come.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be held accountable to God.
Romans 5:12Therefore, since through one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; so death spread to all men, for all have sinned:
Romans 5:17For if by one man's offence death reigned through that one; much more shall those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal 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 →