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Where is “O death, where is your sting” in the Bible?
“O death, where is your sting” is 1 Corinthians 15:55. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, drawing on the prophet Hosea.
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The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is 1 Corinthians 15:55.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, drawing on the prophet Hosea.
The verse
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
1 Corinthians 15:55 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It comes at the end of his long chapter on the resurrection. Because Christ has been raised, death has lost. Paul taunts it the way a winner taunts a beaten enemy.
Also in the Bible
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your destruction? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
Hosea 13:14 · open the chapter →
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Where is “O death, where is your sting” in the Bible?
“O death, where is your sting” is 1 Corinthians 15:55. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, drawing on the prophet Hosea.
Is “O death, where is your sting” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 1 Corinthians 15:55, and also Hosea 13:14. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Corinthians 15:55 reads: ““Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?””
Who said “O death, where is your sting”?
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth, drawing on the prophet Hosea.
What does “O death, where is your sting” mean in the Bible?
It comes at the end of his long chapter on the resurrection. Because Christ has been raised, death has lost. Paul taunts it the way a winner taunts a beaten enemy.
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