Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Now sin gives death its sting, and the law 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.
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;
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 O Death, where is your victory now? O Death, where is your sting?" 56 Now sin gives death its sting, and the law gives sin its power. 57 But thank God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Cross References
Romans 4:15
For the law results in wrath alone, but where there is no law, there can be no violation of it.
John 8:21
Then Jesus again said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die under the curse of your sins; for where I am going you can never come."
John 8:24
So I have told you that you would die under the curse of your sins, for unless you believe that I am the Christ, you will die under the curse of your sins."
Romans 3:19-20
Now we know that everything the law says is spoken to those who are under its authority, that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world be held responsible to God.
Romans 5:12-13
So here is the comparison: As through one man sin came into the world, and death as the consequence of sin, and death spread to all men; because all men sinned.
Romans 5:15
But God's free gift is not at all to be compared with the offense. For if by one man's offense the whole race of men have died, to a much greater degree God's favor and His gift imparted by His favor through the one man Jesus Christ, has overflowed for the whole race of men.
Romans 5:17
For if by one man's offense death reigned through that one, to a much greater degree will those who continue to receive the overflow of His unmerited favor and His gift of right standing with Himself, reign in real life through One, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:20
Then law crept in to multiply the offense. Though sin has multiplied, yet God's favor has surpassed it and overflowed,
Romans 6:23
For the wages paid by sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 7:5-13
For when we were living in accordance with our lower nature, the sinful passions that were aroused by the law were operating in the parts of our bodies to make us bear fruit that leads to death.
Galatians 3:10-13
For those who depend on what the law commands are under a curse, for the Scripture says, "Cursed be everyone who does not continue in all the commands that are written in the book of the law, to do them."
Hebrews 9:27
Indeed, just as men must die but once and after that be judged,