• 1 Corinthians 15:54
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 54 ὅταν Whenever δὲ but τὸ the θνητὸν mortal τοῦτο this ἐνδύσηται should put on self τὴν the ἀθανασίαν, immortality, τότε then γενήσεται will occur ὁ the λόγος word ὁ the γεγραμμένος having been written Κατεπόθη Was drunk down ὁ the θάνατος death εἰς into νῖκος. victory.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:54
    King James Version

    • 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

  • 1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 15:54

      Death is swallowed up forever: By quoting what was written by Isaiah in the eighth century B.C.E., Paul shows that God had long ago promised an end to Adamic death. The Hebrew text of Isa 25:8 reads: “He [that is, God] will swallow up death forever.” When Paul quotes these words, he uses a Greek expression (here rendered “forever”) that literally means “into victory.” This literal meaning is reflected in some Bible translations that say: “Death is swallowed up in victory” or “Death is swallowed up; victory is won!” However, the Greek term could mean, in some contexts, “permanently; forever.” It was used in the Septuagint to render a Hebrew term meaning “forever,” for example at Isa 25:8 and La 5:20. Therefore, there is solid basis for rendering this Greek expression with the term “forever” at 1Co 15:54, especially in view of the original reading of the Hebrew text from which this quote is taken.