1 Corinthians 15:56

American Standard Version

The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

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1 Corinthians 15:56 in other translations

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

1 Corinthians 15:56 · World English Bible

1 Corinthians 15:56 in context

  1. 54But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
  2. 55O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?
  3. 56The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:
  4. 57but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  5. 58Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.