1 Corinthians 15:57 (YLT)

Passage

and to God--thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:55 where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?'

1 Corinthians 15:56 and the sting of the death <FI>is<Fi> the sin, and the power of the sin the law;

1 Corinthians 15:57 and to God--thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Corinthians 15:58 so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 56's "and the sting of the death FI..." into verse 58's "so that my brethren beloved become ye...", so "god--thanks" and "giving" 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 "god--thanks" and "giving" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.