1 Corinthians 15:56-57
What is written? (ESV)
The 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.
What does it say?
Sin causes death and its power is the law, but thanks to God we have victory over death through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What is its immediate context?
Paul is making his great defense of the resurrection of Christ. Some were denying the bodily resurrection from the dead (vss 12-19) which Paul refutes based on the fact that Jesus was raised in the body to live again.
How 1 Corinthians 15:56-57 is applied across Bible answers
What is the remedy for sin?
Jesus has given us a "victory" over sin (and death).
