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1 Corinthians 15:55

Death and lossThe resurrectionHopeFear

53 For the perishable must be clothed 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 to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

“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, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

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BSB
“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
KJV
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
WEB
“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”
ASV
O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?
DARBY
Where, O death, [is] thy sting? where, O death, thy victory?
BLB
“Where, O death, [is] your victory? Where, O death, [is] your sting?”
ÅB
Død, hvor er din brodd? Død, hvor er din seier?
OTB
O død, hvor er din seier?
O død, hvor er din brodd?"
B1930
Død, hvor er din brodd? Død, hvor er din seier?

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Cross references

  • Hosea 13:14

    I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

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  • Psalms 89:48

    What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

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  • Romans 5:14

    Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.

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  • Acts 2:27

    because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

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  • Psalms 49:8–15

    For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:15–16

    So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.

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  • Acts 9:5

    “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:5–6

    For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

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