1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
Webster Bible
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 thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
57But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Psalms 90:3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
John 8:21Then said Jesus again to them, I am going away, and ye will seek me, and will die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever things the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Romans 5:12Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
Romans 5:17For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they who receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ 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 →