American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 15:57
57but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Context of 1 Corinthians 15:57
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: but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 151 Corinthians 15:57 word by word
Τῷ δὲ θεῷ χάρις τῷ διδόντι ἡμῖν τὸ νῖκος διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:57
- Acts 27:35And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat.
- Romans 7:25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I of myself with the mind, indeed, serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
- 2 Corinthians 1:11ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
- 2 Corinthians 9:15Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.
- Ephesians 5:20giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
- 1 Corinthians 15:51Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,
- 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Jehovah had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
- 1 Chronicles 22:11Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he hath spoken concerning thee.
- Psalms 98:1Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song; For he hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him.
- Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.
- John 16:33These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
- Romans 8:37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
- 1 John 5:4For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.
- Revelation 12:11And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.
- Revelation 15:2And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that come off victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass, having harps of God.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57But thanks be to God - What the law could not do, because it is law, (and law cannot provide pardon), is done by the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: he has died to slay death; he has risen again to bring mankind from under the empire of hades. All this he has done through his mere unmerited mercy; and eternal thanks are due to God for this unspeakable gift. He has given us the victory over sin, Satan, death, the grave, and hell.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57But thanks be to God; - See the notes at Romans 7:25. Which giveth us the victory - Us who are Christians; all Christians. The victory over sin, death, and the grave. God alone is the author of this victory. He formed the plan; he executed it in the gift of his Son; and he gives it to us personally when we come to die. Through our Lord Jesus Christ - By his death, thus destroying the power of death; by his resurrection and triumph over the grave; and by…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 51-58Verses 51-58 All the saints should not die, but all would be changed. In the gospel, many truths, before hidden in mystery, are made known. Death never shall appear in the regions to which our Lord will bear his risen saints. Therefore let us seek the full assurance of faith and hope, that in the midst of pain, and in the prospect of death, we may think calmly on the horrors of the tomb; assured that our bodies will there sleep, and in the mean time our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57The death and resurrection of Christ end the control of sin and death (see Romans 6:14; 8:2; 10:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5757. to God--The victory was in no way due to ourselves (Psa 98:1). giveth--a present certainty. the victory--which death and Hades ("the grave") had aimed at, but which, notwithstanding the opposition of them, as well as of the law and sin, we have gained. The repetition of the word (1Co 15:54, 55) is appropriate to the triumph gained.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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