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1 Corinthians 15:56 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 15 · verse 56
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.1 Corinthians 15:56 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 15:56 in context
54So 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.
55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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- strengthdynamisstrength power, ability, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its…G1411 →
- stingkentrona sting, as that of bees, scorpions, locusts. Since animals wound by their sting and even…G2759 →
- deaththanatosthe death of the body, that separation of the soul and the body by which the life on…G2288 →
- sinhamartiaequivalent to 264, to be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to…G266 →
- lawnomosanything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command, of any law…G3551 →
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To confirm what he had said of this change, I. He here tells them what had been concealed from or unknown to them till then - that all the saints would not die, but all would be changed. Those that are alive at our Lord's coming will be caught up into the clouds, without dying, Th1 4:11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 51-57