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1 Corinthians 15:54: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ

“So 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 Corinthians 15:54

1 Corinthians 15:54 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.

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Read it in its place

52 In 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. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So 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. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

1 Corinthians 15 · King James Version

The Scripture on both sides of it

This takes up the Old Testament at:

“He 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.”

Isaiah 25:8 · King James Version

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What does 1 Corinthians 15:54 mean?

1 Corinthians 15:54 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.

Where is 1 Corinthians 15:54 in the Bible?

1 Corinthians 15:54 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.

How does 1 Corinthians 15:54 point to Jesus?

Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Corinthians 15:54 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.

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