1 Corinthians 15:55-57

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:55

“O death.” This triumphant exclamation is the commencement of the fourth division of the chapter, the practical consequences of the doctrine. It is such an exclamation as every man with right feelings will be disposed to make, who contemplates the ravages of death; who looks upon a world where in all forms he has reigned, and who then contemplates the glorious truth, that a complete and final triumph has been obtained over this great enemy of the happiness of man, and that man would die no... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:56

The sting of death - The sting which death bears; that with which he effects his purpose; that which is made use of to inflict death; or that which is the cause of death. There would be no death without sin. The apostle here personifies death, as if it were a living being, and as making use of sin to inflict death, or as being the sting, or envenomed instrument, with which he inflicts the mortal agony. The idea is, that sin is the cause of death. It introduced it; it makes it certain; it is the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:57

But 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 his grace imparted to us to enable us to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 15:55

1 Corinthians 15:55. O death, where is thy sting? Which once was full of hellish poison. O grave Αδης , O hades, the receptacle of separate souls; where is thy victory? Thou art now robbed of thy spoils; all thy captives are set at liberty. “The word hades literally signifies the invisible world, or the world where departed spirits, both good and bad, remain till the resurrection, Job 11:8; Psalms 139:9; Isaiah 14:9; and especially Psalms 16:10, Thou wilt not leave my soul in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 15:56-58

1 Corinthians 15:56-58. The sting of death is sin Which arms it with its greatest terrors, and is attended with a foreboding of future misery, as the effect of the divine displeasure. And the strength of sin Which constitutes its malignity, and gives it those killing weapons; is the law As is largely declared Romans 7:7, &c.; or, that it is a transgression of the divine law. But thanks be to God, who giveth us Who believe on the Lord Jesus with our hearts unto righteousness; the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

The resurrection body (15:35-58)Some people mocked the idea of the resurrection by asking how could bodies that have decayed in the earth be raised to life again. Paul answers with an illustration. A seed dies when it is put in the ground, but this is part of the process of bringing forth new life in the form of a plant that grows up out of the ground. What grows up is different from what was buried, but in a sense it is the same thing. It is dry and dead looking when put in the ground, but... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 15:55

sting . Greek. kentron. See Acts 26:14 . grave . Greek. hades. App-131 . The texts read "death" (Greek. thanatos) . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 15:56

strength = power, as in verses: 1 Corinthians 15:24 , 1 Corinthians 15:43 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 15:57

thanks . App-184 . Jesus Christ . App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:56

The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law.Sting of death is sin ... Sin brought death into the world as a consequence. However enticing and beautiful sin may appear to be, there is a stinger in it, as discovered by Adam and Eve, and all of their posterity.The strength of sin is the law ... As Dummelow said:This is true because the law reveals sin and, indeed, intensifies its power, without giving power to overcome it (Romans 7:7-13; 8:2,3).[41]See my Commentary on Romans, pp.... read more

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