1 Corinthians 15:56

1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 15

“The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.”1 Corinthians 15:56

What Does 1 Corinthians 15:56 Mean?

1 Corinthians 15:56 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 15, verse 56 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Sin.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 15:56 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 2:17“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”Romans 4:15“Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.”Romans 5:13“(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.”Galatians 3:10“For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”Romans 6:23“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 7:5“For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.”Romans 7:8“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”John 8:24“I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.”Romans 7:7“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”Romans 5:12“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”John 8:21“Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.”Romans 5:20“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:”Romans 3:19“Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”Romans 5:15“But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.”Romans 5:17“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)”Hebrews 9:27“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”Genesis 3:17“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”Psalms 90:3“Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.”Proverbs 14:32“The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.”

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