1 Corinthians 15:55

1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 15

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”1 Corinthians 15:55

What Does 1 Corinthians 15:55 Mean?

1 Corinthians 15:55 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 15, verse 55 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Death & Afterlife, and Resurrection.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 15:55 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 23:4“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”Hosea 13:14“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.”1 Corinthians 15:26“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”Psalms 89:48“What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.”Romans 5:14“Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”Matthew 16:18“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”Acts 2:27“Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”Psalms 49:8“(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)”Ecclesiastes 2:15“Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.”Acts 9:5“And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”Ecclesiastes 9:5“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”Luke 6:48“He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.”Revelation 20:13“And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.”Ecclesiastes 8:8“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”Isaiah 51:13“And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?”Revelation 6:8“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”Job 18:14“His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.”Job 41:22“In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.”Proverbs 14:32“The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.”Luke 16:23“And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.”

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