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


In Context

53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."

55 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"

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

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

58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1st 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 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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