A moment in scripture
1 Corinthians 15:54
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- 1 Corinthians 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
- 1 Corinthians 15:53
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
- 1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.