56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.


In Context

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 saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be you steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:56 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:56The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:56Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is the law.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:56The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:56Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin the law;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:56The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:56and the sting of the death is the sin, and the power of the sin the law;