Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is sin that gives death its sting, and it is the Law that gives sin its power.
New American Standard Bible
The sting of
King James Version
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
Holman Bible
and the power of sin
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.
Montgomery New Testament
Now the sting of death is sin, and the power 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.
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;
Themes
Change » The lord changing believers
Corruption » Who shall be delivered from corruption
Resurrection » God resurrecting the dead
Sin » Described as » The sting of death
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Word Count of 36 Translations in 1 Corinthians 15:56
Images 1 Corinthians 15:56
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 15:56
Verse Info
Context Readings
Questions Concerning The Resurrection Body
55 'Death has been swallowed up in victory! Where, O Death, is thy victory? Where, O Death, is thy sting?' 56 It is sin that gives death its sting, and it is the Law that gives sin its power. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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Cross References
Romans 4:15
Law entails punishment; but, where no Law exists, no breach of it is possible.
John 8:21
Jesus again spoke to the people. "I am going away," he said, "and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin; you cannot come where I am going."
John 8:24
And so I told you that you would die in your sins, for, unless you believe that I am what I am, you will die in your sins."
Romans 3:19-20
Now we know that everything said in the Law is addressed to those who are under its authority, in order that every mouth may be closed, and the whole world become liable to the judgment of God.
Romans 5:12-13
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death; so, also, death spread to all mankind, because all men had sinned.
Romans 5:15
But there is a contrast between Adam's Offence and God's gracious Gift. For, if by reason of the offence of the one man the whole race died, far more were the loving-kindness of God, and the gift given in the loving-kindness of the one man, Jesus Christ, lavished upon the whole race.
Romans 5:17
For if, by reason of the offence of the one man, Death reigned through that one man, far more will those, upon whom God's loving- kindness and his gift of righteousness are lavished, find Life, and reign through the one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:20
Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving-kindness of God was lavished the more,
Romans 6:23
The wages of Sin are Death, but the gift of God is Immortal Life, through union with Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Romans 7:5-13
When we were living merely earthly lives, our sinful passions, aroused by the Law, were active in every part of our bodies, with the result that our lives bore fruit for Death.
Galatians 3:10-13
All who rely upon obedience to Law are under a curse, for Scripture says--'Cursed is every one who does not abide by all that is written in the Book of the Law, and do it.'
Hebrews 9:27
And, as it is ordained for men to die but once (death being followed by judgment),