1 Corinthians 15:57 (DBY)

Passage

but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:55 Where, O death, [is] thy sting? where, O death, thy victory?

1 Corinthians 15:56 Now the sting of death [is] sin, and the power of sin the law;

1 Corinthians 15:57 but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:58 So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thanks", "gives", "victory", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thanks" and "gives", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 56's "Now the sting of death is sin..." into verse 58's "So then my beloved brethren be firm...", so "thanks" and "gives" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thanks" and "gives" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.