54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: (A)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

55 “O(B)[a] Death, where is your sting?
O Hades, where is your victory?”

56 The sting of death is sin, and (C)the strength of sin is the law. 57 (D)But thanks be to God, who gives us (E)the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 (F)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing (G)that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:55 NU O Death, where is your victory? O Death, where is your sting?

54 But whenever this perishable body puts on incorruptibility and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will take place:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?

56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 58 So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, because you[a] know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal