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55 “Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your stinger?” [Hos 13:14]. 56 Now the stinger[a] of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law[b]. 57 But thanks be to God, the One giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:56 Death delivers its poison through sin. Sin is what brings separation from God in death. Apart from sin, death is powerless.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:56 The Law establishes the line to cross, and the penalty for doing so.

55 “Where, O death, is your victory?
    Where, O death, is your sting?”[a](A)

56 The sting of death is sin,(B) and the power of sin is the law.(C) 57 But thanks be to God!(D) He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.(E)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:55 Hosea 13:14