Parallel Verses

Montgomery New Testament

Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Now death's stinger is sin, and sin's power is the Law.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin [by which it brings death] is the law;

An Understandable Version

The [harmful] sting that causes [physical] death is sin [See Rom. 5:12]; and the power of sin [to do this] comes from the law. [See Rom. 8:2].

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

the sting of death was sin; and the strength of sin was the law.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

But the sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law.

John Wesley New Testament

But thanks be to God,

Julia Smith Translation

And the sting of death sin; and the power of sin the law.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now the sting of death [is] sin, and the power of sin [is] the law.

Modern King James verseion

The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law.

Sawyer New Testament

And the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law;

The Emphasized Bible

Now, the sting of death, is, sin, and, the power of sin, is, the law; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

It is sin that gives death its sting, and it is the Law that gives sin its power.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Now sin is the sting of death, and sin derives its power from the Law;

Williams New Testament

Now sin gives death its sting, and the law gives sin its power.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

the sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law:

Youngs Literal Translation

and the sting of the death is the sin, and the power of the sin the law;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
κέντρον 
Kentron 
Usage: 3

of death
θάνατος 
Thanatos 
Usage: 100

is sin
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143

and
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

the strength
δύναμις 
Dunamis 
Usage: 95

of sin
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 15:56

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Images 1 Corinthians 15:56

Context Readings

Questions Concerning The Resurrection Body

55 Where, Death, is thy victory? Where, Death, is thy sting? 56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law. 57 But thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross References

Romans 4:15

For law works wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

John 8:21

Then again he said them. "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come."

John 8:24

"That is why I said that you would die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

Romans 3:19-20

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be shut, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

Romans 5:12-13

Thus, then, sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death and so death spread to all men, because all had sinned.

Romans 5:15

But the free gift is not like the transgression; for if through the transgression of that one man the rest on men died, much more did the grace of God and the gift given in his grace in the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow unto the rest of men.

Romans 5:17

For if through the transgression of the one, death reigned as king through the one, much more shall those who receive the overflowing grace and gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through One, through Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:20

Now law was brought in so that transgression might abound; but where sin abounded, grace super-abounded;

Romans 6:23

FOR THE POOR WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT THE FREE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS, OUR MASTER.

Romans 7:5-13

For while we were unspiritual, the sinful passions, aroused by the Law, were ever active in every part of our bodies, leading us to bear fruit unto death.

Galatians 3:10-13

but a curse rests on those who have their root in the works of the Law; for it is written. Cursed is every one that continues not in all the things written in the Book of the Law, to do them.

Hebrews 9:27

And since it is appointed to men once to die, and after that the judgment;

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