Dear Ken,

Reciprocal references are links backward or forward to all other passages that contain a cross reference to the passage you are consulting. The original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge contained references to 1 Corinthians 15:55, but at 1 Corinthians 15:55 there was not a reference given pointing back to each of those references. Here are the original 1 Corinthians 15:55 references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:

1 Corinthians 15:55

O death: Hos_13:14

sting: Act_9:5; Rev_9:10 *Gr.

grave: or, hell, Luk_16:23; Act_2:27; Rev_20:13-14 *Gr.

is thy victory: Job_18:13-14; Psa_49:8-15, Psa_89:48; Ecc_2:15-16, Ecc_3:19, Ecc_8:8, Ecc_9:5-6; Rom_5:14

Here are the reciprocal references not given in the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:

Reciprocal: Job_41:22 - is turned into joy Psa_16:10 - my Psa_23:4 - I will Pro_14:32 - the righteous Isa_51:13 - where is Mat_16:18 - and the Luk_6:48 - the flood 1Co_15:26 - General 2Ti_1:10 - who Heb_2:14 - destroy Rev_6:2 - and he went Rev_6:8 - was Death,

All these reciprocal references will be found to contain a cross reference to 1 Corinthians 15:55.

Here are the cross references to 1 Corinthians 15:55 as given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
1 Corinthians 15:55

O death. T853. *Psa_23:4; *Psa_37:37; *Psa_48:14; *Psa_49:15; *Psa_73:26; *Pro_14:32; Isa_25:8; *Hos_13:14; +✓Rom_8:38; Rom_8:39; 2Co_4:16; *2Ti_1:12; Heb_2:14; Heb_2:15

sting. Act_9:5; Act_26:14; Rev_9:10

grave. or, hell. Gr. hades, +Mat_11:23; Hades is the New Testament Greek equivalent of the Hebrew sheol. Its meaning is not merely the grave, as a reference to the notes on sheol will prove. +*Gen_37:35 n. Job_17:13; Psa_49:15; Psa_141:7; +*Ecc_9:10; Isa_14:9 n. Luk_16:23; Act_2:27; Rev_20:13; Rev_20:14 g.

is thy victory. Job_18:13; Job_18:14; Psa_49:8-15; Psa_89:48; Ecc_2:15; Ecc_2:16; Ecc_3:19; Ecc_8:8; Ecc_9:5; Ecc_9:6; Rom_5:14

You can see that when I did the work on The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge by hand I missed many of the reciprocal references.

Here are the references as they now stand in my newest work, The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:

1 Corinthians 15:55

O death. T853, 1Co_15:26, *Psa_23:4; *Psa_37:37; *Psa_48:14; *Psa_49:15; *Psa_73:26, *Pro_14:32, *Isa_25:8, *>Hos_13:14, +**Rom_8:38; +**Rom_8:39, 2Co_4:16, *2Ti_1:12, *Heb_2:14; *Heb_2:15, Rev_6:8.

where is. Job_41:22, Psa_16:10, Isa_51:13, +*Luk_6:48, 2Ti_1:10, Rev_6:2.

sting. 1Co_15:56, Act_9:5; +Act_26:14 g. Rev_9:10 g.

grave. or, hell. Gr. hades, +Mat_11:23, Hades is the New Testament Greek equivalent of the Hebrew sheol. Its meaning is not merely the grave, as a reference to the notes on sheol will prove. +*Gen_37:35 note. Job_17:13, **+Psa_9:17; Psa_49:15; Psa_141:7, +*Ecc_9:10, Isa_14:9 note. Mat_16:18, Luk_16:23, Act_2:27, Rev_20:13-14 g.

is thy victory. Job_18:13-14, Psa_49:8-15; Psa_89:48, Ecc_2:15-16; Ecc_3:19; Ecc_8:8; Ecc_9:5-6, Rom_5:14.

Additional reciprocal references to 1 Corinthians 15:55 found in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge discovered by doing a "reciprocal search" on 1 Corinthians 15:55 using my Logos 7 Bible software:

Psalm 88:10.  Psalm 116:15.  Psalm 39:13.  2 Timothy 1:10.  Revelation 20:13.  Joshua 4:23.  Numbers 23:10.  Proverbs 29:6.  Romans 8:11.  Proverbs 12:28.  Leviticus 14:7.  Matthew 16:18.  Isaiah 38:17.  Psalm 9:6.  **Luke 16:23.  Romans 16:25.  **Revelation 21:4.  Matthew 22:31.  **Philippians 3:21.  Revelation 2:10.  +*Hebrews 6:2.  John 11:25.  Revelation 1:18.  Luke 6:48.  **Philippians 1:21.  Genesis 3:15.  Colossians 2:15.  Matthew 11:23.

When these newly found reciprocal references are integrated into the cross references given for 1 Corinthians 15:55 in The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury we now have this set of expanded cross references available for study:

55. O death.   T#853. ver. 26 (1 Cor 15:26).  Nu 23:10.  *Ps 23:4.  *Ps 37:37.  39:13.  *Ps 48:14.  *Ps 49:15.  *Ps 73:26.  88:10.  **Ps 116:15.  *Pr 14:32.  *Is 25:8.  *>Ho 13:14.  +**Ro 8:38, 39.  16:25.  2 Cor 4:16.  **Phil 1:21.  *2 Tim 1:10, 12.  *He 2:14, 15.  Re 1:18.  6:8.  20:13.  where is.  +*Ge 3:15.  =Le 14:7.  =Jsh 4:23.  Jb 41:22.  Ps 9:6.  *Ps 16:10.  *Pr 12:28.  29:6.  Is 38:17.  51:13.  +*Mt 22:31.  +*Lk 6:48.  Jn 11:25.  **Ro 8:11.  **Phil 3:21.  Col 2:15.  2 Tim 1:10.  +*He 6:2.  Re 2:10.  6:2.  **Re 21:4.  sting. ver. 56 (1 Cor 15:56).  Ac 9:5.  +Ac 26:14g.  Re 9:10g.  grave. or, hell.  Gr. hades, +Mt 11:23. Hades is the New Testament Greek equivalent of the Hebrew sheol.  Its meaning is not merely the grave, as a reference to the notes on sheol will prove.  +*Ge 37:35n.  Jb 17:13.  **+Ps 9:17.  49:15.  141:7.  +*Ec 9:10.  Is 14:9n.  Mt 11:23.  16:18.  **Lk 16:23.  Ac 2:27.  Re 1:18.  20:13, 14g.  is thy victory.  Jb 18:13, 14.  Ps 49:8-15.  89:48.  Ec 2:15, 16.  3:19.  8:8.  9:5, 6.  Ro 5:14.

 

So, thank you, Ken for such a good question that led to this very fruitful further study of the cross references for 1 Corinthians 15:55.

Jerry

greetings jerry I was blest in my study of the cross references on 1 Cor 15:55. I read about reciprocal cross references but I am not sure what that meant really.

Do you have anything I could read on it. One of the things that attracted me to the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge was when I heard John MacArthur urge that we should pay close attention to the NT references in OT passages and look them up. I have done just that and that's what gets me excited about Bible study!

Like in 1 Cor 15.55 do you go back to OT references and look those up? I have the Cross Reference Guide right here on my desk ready to go this morning.

Thank you again for your ministry of the word.

Ken