55“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
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.
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1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — The New International Version (NIV)
55“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — English Standard Version (ESV)
55“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
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.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — New Living Translation (NLT)
55O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
56For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 57But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
55“O Death, where is your sting?
O Hades, where is your victory?”
56The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — New Century Version (NCV)
55“Death, where is your victory?
Death, where is your pain?”
56Death’s power to hurt is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But we thank God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — American Standard Version (ASV)
55O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? 56The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law: 57but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
55Where, O death, is thy sting? where, O death, thy victory? 56Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin the law; 57but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
55Death, where is your victory?
Death, where is your sting?”
56Sin gives death its sting, and God’s standards give sin its power. 57Thank God that he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
55Death, where is your victory?
Death, where is your sting?
56Now the 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!
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
55Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?
56Now the 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!
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
55“Death, where is the battle you thought you were winning?
Death, where is your sting?”
56The sting of death is sin. And the power of sin is the law. 57But let us give thanks to God! He wins the battle for us because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
55“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
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.
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