1 Corinthians 15:57
New International Version
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Living Translation
But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.

English Standard Version
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Berean Standard Bible
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Berean Literal Bible
But thanks be to God, the One giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

King James Bible
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

New King James Version
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

New American Standard Bible
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

NASB 1995
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

NASB 1977
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Legacy Standard Bible
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Amplified Bible
but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Christian Standard Bible
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

American Standard Version
but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Contemporary English Version
But thank God for letting our Lord Jesus Christ give us the victory!

English Revised Version
but thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Thank God that he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Good News Translation
But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

International Standard Version
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus the Messiah!

Majority Standard Bible
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

NET Bible
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

New Heart English Bible
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Webster's Bible Translation
But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Weymouth New Testament
but God be thanked who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

World English Bible
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and to God—thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Berean Literal Bible
But thanks be to God, the One giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
and to God -- thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Smith's Literal Translation
And grace to God, giving us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But thanks be to God, who hath given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But thanks be to God, who has given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

New American Bible
But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

New Revised Standard Version
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our LORD Jesus Christ.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But thank God who gives us the victory by our Lord Yeshua The Messiah.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Godbey New Testament
But thanks be unto God, who gives us our victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Haweis New Testament
But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Mace New Testament
but thanks be to God, who has given us the victory, thro' our Lord Jesus Christ.

Weymouth New Testament
but God be thanked who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Worrell New Testament
but thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Worsley New Testament
but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Where, O Death, is Your Victory?
56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.…

Cross References
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

1 John 5:4-5
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. / Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Romans 7:25
Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

1 John 4:4
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Colossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Revelation 12:10-11
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God. / They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

Ephesians 6:10-11
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

2 Timothy 1:10
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

Hebrews 2:14-15
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, / and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

Psalm 98:1
A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

Exodus 15:1-2
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.


Treasury of Scripture

But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

thanks.

Acts 27:35
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

Romans 7:25
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

2 Corinthians 1:11
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

giveth.

1 Corinthians 15:51
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

1 Chronicles 22:11
Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

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1 Corinthians 15
1. By Christ's resurrection,
12. he proves the necessity of our resurrection,
16. against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.
21. The fruit,
35. and the manner thereof;
51. and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.














But thanks be to God
This phrase begins with a conjunction "But," indicating a contrast or conclusion from previous statements. In the context of 1 Corinthians 15, Paul has been discussing the resurrection of the dead and the ultimate defeat of death. The Greek word for "thanks" is "χάρις" (charis), which can also mean grace or favor. This expression of gratitude is directed towards God, acknowledging His sovereign role in the plan of salvation. Historically, thanksgiving to God is a central theme in Jewish and Christian worship, reflecting a heart of gratitude for His providence and mercy.

who gives us the victory
The Greek word for "gives" is "δίδωμι" (didōmi), which implies a continuous action, suggesting that God continually grants us victory. "Victory" comes from the Greek "νῖκος" (nikos), a term often used in the context of military conquest. In the historical context of the Roman Empire, victory was a familiar concept, often celebrated with great pomp. However, Paul redefines victory not as a temporal or earthly conquest but as a spiritual triumph over sin and death. This victory is not earned by human effort but is a divine gift, emphasizing the grace and power of God in the believer's life.

through our Lord Jesus Christ
The preposition "through" (Greek "διά," dia) indicates the means or agency by which the victory is achieved. "Our Lord Jesus Christ" is a profound declaration of faith, recognizing Jesus not only as Savior but as Lord, affirming His divinity and authority. The title "Christ" (Greek "Χριστός," Christos) means "Anointed One," signifying Jesus as the promised Messiah. Historically, the early church faced persecution and challenges, and this affirmation of Jesus as Lord was both a theological and a political statement, asserting allegiance to Christ above all earthly powers. The victory through Jesus is comprehensive, encompassing His death, resurrection, and eventual return, providing believers with hope and assurance of eternal life.

(57) But thanks be to God.--The future is so certain that the Apostle speaks of it as a subject for present thanksgiving; the victory is one which God gives now through Jesus Christ. His resurrection is the pledge of our resurrection. His death is the power by which we are enabled to conquer that lower self, from whose crucifixion and death we shall rise to the higher incorruptible life of the resurrection day. With this earnest and enthusiastic expression of praise to God the argument concludes. Through arguments historical, moral, philosophical; through explanations from the analogy of Nature, and from the theology of Old and New Testament history, the Apostle has led his readers, vindicating the truth and illustrating the manner of the Resurrection of the Dead. He projects his mind into the future, and, standing in thought with ransomed and raised Humanity after death has been vanquished and the grave been spoiled, he joins in the shout of triumphant praise which shall then ascend to Christ and God.

Verse 57. - Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory. The victory consists in the defeat of death by the Resurrection, and the forgiveness of sin through Christ's atone-merit, and the nailing to his cross of the torn and abrogated Law which made us slaves to sin and death (Colossians 2:14). "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us" (Romans 8:37). Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Who, by fulfilling the Law, has robbed it of its condemning power (Romans 8:1), and by his death "hath destroyed him that had the power of death, that is the devil" (Hebrews 2:14, 15).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

thanks
χάρις (charis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.

[be] to
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

God,
Θεῷ (Theō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

who
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

gives
διδόντι (didonti)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

us
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

victory
νῖκος (nikos)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3534: Victory. From nike; a conquest, i.e. triumph.

through
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Lord
Κυρίου (Kyriou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

Christ!
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.


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