1 Corinthians 15:56

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Summary

1 Corinthians 15:56

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

Sting

The strength

Galatians 3:10

Bible References

Sting

And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.

For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

And because by God's law death comes to men once, and after that they are judged;

The strength

Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.