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

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56 The sting of death is sin, and (A)the strength of sin is the law.

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56 Now the stinger[a] of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law[b].

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Footnotes

  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.