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Nowδὲthe stingτὸ κέντρονof deathτοῦ θανάτουissin,ἡ ἁμαρτίαandδὲthe powerἡ δύναμιςof sinτῆς ἁμαρτίαςisthe law;ὁ νόμος
1 Corinthians 15:56
Study it in the app“Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law;”
Paul exults: “Where, O death, is your victory?”Death and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 15:56, word by word
- the stingκέντρονkentron
sting
The poisoned point that pricks, like a scorpion's.
Where else “kentron” appears- of deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartia” appears- the powerδύναμιςdynamis
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamis” appears- the lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears
The context
55Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?
56 · This verse (above)
57but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus the Messiah.