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1 Corinthians 15

1 Cor. 15:55 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Od death
thanatos (Greek #2288)
(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X deadly, (be...) death.
Pronounce: than'-at-os
Origin: from 2348
, where
pou (Greek #4226)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
KJV usage: where, whither.
Pronounce: poo
Origin: genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as 4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry)
is thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
sting
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kentron (Greek #2759)
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
KJV usage: prick, sting.
Pronounce: ken'-tron
Origin: from κεντέω (to prick)
? O βgrave
haides (Greek #86)
properly, unseen, i.e. "Hades" or the place (state) of departed souls
KJV usage: grave, hell.
Pronounce: hah'-dace
Origin: from 1 (as negative particle) and 1492
, where
pou (Greek #4226)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
KJV usage: where, whither.
Pronounce: poo
Origin: genitive case of an interrogative pronoun πός (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as 4225 used with the rising slide of inquiry)
is thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
victory
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
nikos (Greek #3534)
a conquest (concretely), i.e. (by implication) triumph
KJV usage: victory.
Pronounce: nee'-kos
Origin: from 3529
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d
Heb. 13:14• 14for we have not here an abiding city, but we seek the coming one. (Heb. 13:14)
β
or, hell.

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Ministry on This Verse

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O death.
Hos. 13:14• 14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death: where, O death, are thy plagues? where, O Sheol, is thy destruction? Repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. (Hos. 13:14)
sting.
Acts 9:5• 5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest. (Acts 9:5)
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Rev. 9:10• 10and they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and their power was in their tails to hurt men five months. (Rev. 9:10)
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Rev. 9•  (Rev. 9)
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grave.
or, hell.
Luke 16:23• 23And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:23)
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Acts 2:27• 27for thou wilt not leave my soul in hades, nor wilt thou give thy gracious one to see corruption. (Acts 2:27)
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Rev. 20:13‑14• 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged each according to their works:
 14and death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:13‑14)
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Rev. 20•  (Rev. 20)
:*Gr:
is thy victory.
Job 18:13‑14• 13The firstborn of death devoureth the members of his body; it will devour his members.
 14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall lead him away to the king of terrors: (Job 18:13‑14)
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Psa. 49:8‑15• 8(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)
 9That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption.
 10For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
 11Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
 12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 13This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
 14Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah. (Psa. 49:8‑15)
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Psa. 89:48• 48What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah. (Psa. 89:48)
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Eccl. 2:15‑16• 15And I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool so will it happen even to me; and why was I then so wise? Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.
 16For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool? (Eccl. 2:15‑16)
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Eccl. 3:19• 19For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre eminence above the beast: for all is vanity. (Eccl. 3:19)
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Eccl. 8:8• 8There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. (Eccl. 8:8)
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Eccl. 9:5‑6• 5For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
 6Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy is already perished; neither have they any more for ever a portion in all that is done under the sun. (Eccl. 9:5‑6)
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Rom. 5:14• 14but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even upon those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him to come. (Rom. 5:14)
• {Hos. 13:14} It is sin which gives not only occasion, but its sting, to death; and the law, however righteous, could work no deliverance for the guilty, but proves in effect the strength of sin, by provoking its rebellious will so much the more against the commands of God. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:50-58” by W. Kelly)
• It is a two-fold “victory.”“Death” which has claimed the body, and “Hades” which has held the disembodied spirits of the saints, will succumb to Christ’s victory. (“9) Failure to Maintain Sound Doctrine” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Where, O death, is thy sting? where, O death, thy victoryf?

JND Translation Notes

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f
See Hos. 13.14.

W. Kelly Translation

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Where, death, [is] thy victorya? where, deathb, thy sting?

WK Translation Notes

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a
Many MSS. support this order of words ("victory" and "sting"), contrary to the reading of T. R.
b
It correctly reads twice, "where, death," contrary to the T. R. which has "grave" or "hades" the second time.