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1 Corinthians 15:57
57But thanks be to God, who gives 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Context of 1 Corinthians 15:57
55"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" 56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- thanksχάριςcharis · graceG5485
- to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- which givethδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- the victoryνῖκοςnikos · victoryG3534
- throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:57
- Acts 27:35And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.
- Romans 7:25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
- 2 Corinthians 1:11You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
- 2 Corinthians 9:15Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
- Ephesians 5:20giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 1 Corinthians 15:51Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
- 2 Kings 5:1Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
- 1 Chronicles 22:11"Now, my son, the Lord be with you, so that you may succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as he has spoken concerning you.
- Psalms 98:1Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
- Proverbs 21:31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
- John 16:33I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
- Romans 8:37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
- 1 John 5:4For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
- Revelation 12:11And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
- Revelation 15:2And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.
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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