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1 Corinthians 15:56
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The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.
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The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:
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Now the sting of death [is] sin, and the power of sin [is] the law.
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1 Corinthians 15
54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
55 “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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