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The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

The power of sin (η δυναμις της αμαρτιας). See Ro 4:15; 5:20; 6:14; 7; Galatians 2:16; 3:1-5:4 for Paul's ideas here br…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The sting of death. The sting which death bears; that with which he effects his purpose; that which is used to inflict death; or that whic…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The sting of death is sin.: Death is pictured as a monster, and it is armed with a sting. Its sting is sin. If there were…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be rai…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul now comes to the conclusion of his argument for the resurrection. God’s people must have more than the natural body to inherit the eternal kin…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The sting of death is sin. In other words, “Death has no dart with which to wound us except sin, since death proceeds fr…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The sting of death is sin

Death has a sting, which was originally in it, and that is sin. Sin is the cause of deat…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Not all saints will die, but all will be changed. In the gospel, many truths, previously hidden in mystery, are made known. Death will never appear…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here the Apostle establishes the nece ary effect of the resurrection proceeding from its cause. Concerning this, he establishes two points correspo…

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