Where a verse leads
1 Corinthians 15:55: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”1 Corinthians 15:55
1 Corinthians 15:55 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.
Read it in its place
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. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
This takes up the Old Testament at:
“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.”
Hosea 13:14 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does 1 Corinthians 15:55 mean?
1 Corinthians 15:55 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 15:55 in the Bible?
1 Corinthians 15:55 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 15:55 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Corinthians 15:55 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.