55 E te mate kei hea tou wero? E te reinga kei hea tou wikitoria?

56 Ko te hara to te mate wero; na te ture hoki i kaha ai te hara:

57 Ki te Atua ia te whakawhetai, nana nei i homai te wikitoria ki a tatou, he meatanga na to tatou Ariki, na Ihu Karaiti.

55 where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?

56 and the sting of the death [is] the sin, and the power of the sin the law;

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