1 Corinthians 15:56
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:56 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:56 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:56 — KJV
“The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:56 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:56 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
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Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 15:56
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:56: death, sin, law
“But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:56: death, sin, law
“For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. motions: Gr. passions”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:56: death, sin, law
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:56: death, sin, law
“The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:56: sting, sin
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