⁴⁷the first man out of the earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven. ⁴⁸Such as he made of dust, such also those made of dust; and such as the heavenly one, such also the heavenly ones. ⁴⁹And as we have borne the image of the one made of dust, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly one. ⁵⁰But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility.

⁵¹Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed, ⁵²in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ⁵³For this corruptible must needs put on incorruptibility, and this mortal put on immortality. ⁵⁴But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word written: Death has been swallowed up in victory. ⁵⁵Where, O death, is thy sting? where, O death, thy victory? ⁵⁶Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin the law; ⁵⁷but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 Corinthians 15:55–57: “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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