1 Corinthians 15:55

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

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Referenced Verses

Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Ps 49:8-9 : 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious{H8799)}, and it ceaseth{H8804)} for ever:) 9 That he should still live{H8799)} for ever, and not see{H8799)} corruption. 10 For he seeth{H8799)} that wise men die{H8799)}, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish{H8799)}, and leave{H8804)} their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call{H8804)} their lands after their own names. 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth{H8799)} not: he is like{H8738)} the beasts that perish{H8738)}. 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve{H8799)} their sayings. Selah. 14 Like sheep they are laid{H8804)} in the grave; death shall feed{H8799)} on them; and the upright shall have dominion{H8799)} over them in the morning; and their beauty {H8675)} shall consume{H8763)} in the grave from their dwelling. 15 But God will redeem{H8799)} my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive{H8799)} me. Selah.
Ps 89:48 : 48 What man is he that liveth{H8799)}, and shall not see{H8799)} death? shall he deliver{H8762)} his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Eccl 2:15-16 : 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. 16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Eccl 3:19 : 19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Eccl 8:8 : 8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
Eccl 9:5-6 : 5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
Luke 16:23 : 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Acts 2:27 : 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Acts 9:5 : 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Rom 5:14 : 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
Rev 20:13-14 : 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Job 18:13-14 : 13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
Rev 9:10 : 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Cor 15:50-54
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50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
1 Cor 15:56-58
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56{G1161} The 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.
58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Cor 15:26
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26The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1 Cor 15:35-36
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35But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
1 Cor 15:18-22
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18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1 Cor 15:42-44
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42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
2 Cor 4:12
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12So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
Rom 6:9
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9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
Hos 13:14
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14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
1 Cor 15:12-13
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12Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
2 Tim 1:10
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10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
Isa 25:8
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8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Ps 6:5
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5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
1 Cor 15:16
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16For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
Job 14:10
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10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
2 Cor 5:4
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4For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
John 5:28
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28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
1 Cor 15:29
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29Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
Rom 5:21
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21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 6:7
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7For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Ps 116:15
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15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
Rom 6:23
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23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
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4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
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12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
1 Cor 15:31-32
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31I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
Rom 6:21
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21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Ps 55:15
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15Let death seize {H8686)}{H8675)} upon them, and let them go down{H8799)} quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
John 11:25
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25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Job 3:22
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22Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
Rom 8:2
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2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Jas 1:15
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15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Rev 9:6
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6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
1 Thess 5:10
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10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Ps 55:4
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4My heart is sore pained{H8799)} within me: and the terrors of death are fallen{H8804)} upon me.