1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 15:55–57

⁵⁵“Where, O Death, is your victory?

Where, O Death, is your sting?”ⁱ

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ⁵⁷But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Footnotes

i 15:55 Hosea 13:14|HOS 13:14(see also LXX); BYZ and TR “Where, O Death, is your sting? Where, O Hades, is your victory?”

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	Ποῦ	Pou	Adverb	G4226 where, whither
O Death	θάνατε	thanate	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2288 death
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
victory	νῖκος	nikos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3534 victory
Where	ποῦ	pou	Adverb	G4226 where, whither
O Death	θάνατε	thanate	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2288 death
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
sting	κέντρον	kentron	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2759 a sting, goad

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	Τὸ	To	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
sting	κέντρον	kentron	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2759 a sting, goad
of death	θανάτου	thanatou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2288 death
sin	ἁμαρτία	hamartia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
power	δύναμις	dynamis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1411 might, power, marvelous works
of sin	ἁμαρτίας	hamartias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
law	νόμος	nomos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
thanks	χάρις	charis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
who	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
gives	διδόντι	didonti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G1325 I offer, give
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
victory	νῖκος	nikos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3534 victory
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14 · Psalm 89:48 · Romans 5:14 · Acts 2:27 · Psalm 49:8–15 · Ecclesiastes 2:15–16 · Acts 9:5 · Ecclesiastes 9:5–6 · Revelation 20:13–14 · Ecclesiastes 8:8

1 Corinthians 15:56 Romans 4:15 · Galatians 3:10–13 · Romans 6:23 · Romans 7:5–13 · John 8:24 · Romans 5:12–13 · John 8:21 · Romans 5:20 · Hebrews 9:27 · Romans 3:19–20 · Romans 5:15 · Romans 5:17

1 Corinthians 15:57 2 Corinthians 2:14 · Romans 8:37 · 1 John 5:4–5 · Proverbs 21:31 · Revelation 12:11 · John 16:33 · 2 Corinthians 9:15 · Psalm 98:1 · Revelation 15:2–3 · Romans 7:25 · Ephesians 5:20 · 2 Corinthians 1:11

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.