# Where is “O death, where is your sting” in the Bible?

> “O death, where is your sting” is 1 Corinthians 15:55.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/o-death-where-is-your-sting
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-corinthians/15#55) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/hosea/13#14) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### 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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