The sting of death is sin. And the power of sin is the law.

死的毒钩就是罪，罪的权势就是律法。

死亡的毒刺就是罪，罪的权势就是律法。

死亡的毒刺就是罪，罪的权势就是律法。

死亡的毒钩就是罪，罪借着律法施展它的权势。

死的毒刺就是罪，罪的权势就是律法。

死亡的毒刺就是罪，而罪的权势就是律法。

死的毒鈎就是罪，罪的權勢就是律法。

死亡的毒刺就是罪，罪的權勢就是律法。

死亡的毒刺就是罪，罪的權勢就是律法。

死亡的毒鉤就是罪，罪藉著律法施展它的權勢。

死的毒刺就是罪，罪的權勢就是律法。

死的毒刺就是罪，罪的勢力就是律法。

死亡的毒刺就是罪，而罪的權勢就是律法。

死之鋒罪也、罪之權律也、

死為害者罪也、罪克我者法也、

死之鋒鋩、罪也、罪之權勢、律法也、

死亡之毒螫、罪孽也；而罪孽之威權、律法也。

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law;

The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

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

Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

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

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

The law brings God’s anger. Where there is no law, the law can’t be broken.

The power of sin used to control us. The law stirred up sinful desires in us. So the things we did resulted in death.But now we have died to what used to control us. We have been set free from the law. Now we serve in the new way of the Holy Spirit. We no longer serve in the old way of the written law.What should we say then? That the law is sinful? Not at all! Yet I wouldn’t have known what sin was unless the law had told me. The law says,“ Do not want what belongs to other people.”( Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21) If the law hadn’t said that, I would not have known what it was like to want what belongs to others.But the commandment gave sin an opportunity. Sin caused me to want all kinds of things that belong to others. A person can’t sin by breaking a law if that law doesn’t exist.Before I knew about the law, I was alive. But then the commandment came. Sin came to life, and I died.I found that the commandment that was supposed to bring life actually brought death.When the commandment gave sin the opportunity, sin tricked me. It used the commandment to put me to death.So the law is holy. The commandment also is holy and right and good.Did what is good cause me to die? Not at all! Sin had to be recognized for what it really is. So it used what is good to bring about my death. Because of the commandment, sin became totally sinful.

All who depend on obeying the law are under a curse. It is written,“ May everyone who doesn’t continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law be under God’s curse.”( Deuteronomy 27:26)We know that no one who depends on the law is made right with God. This is because“ the one who is right with God will live by faith.”( Habakkuk 2:4)The law is not based on faith. In fact, it is just the opposite. It teaches that“ the person who does these things will live by them.”( Leviticus 18:5)Christ set us free from the curse of the law. He did it by becoming a curse for us. It is written,“ Everyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse.”( Deuteronomy 21:23)

The law was given so that sin would increase. But where sin increased, God’s grace increased even more.

When you sin, the pay you get is death. But God gives you the gift of eternal life. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.

Sin entered the world because one man sinned. And death came because of sin. Everyone sinned, so death came to all people.Before the law was given, sin was in the world. This is certainly true. But people are not judged for sin when there is no law.

I told you that you would die in your sins. This will happen if you don’t believe that I am he. If you don’t believe, you will certainly die in your sins.”

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.

The Lord God said to Adam,“ You listened to your wife’s suggestion. You ate fruit from the tree I warned you about. I said,‘ You must not eat its fruit.’“ So I am putting a curse on the ground because of what you did. All the days of your life you will have to work hard. It will be painful for you to get food from the ground.You will eat plants from the field, even though the ground produces thorns and prickly weeds.You will have to work hard and sweat a lot to produce the food you eat. You were made out of the ground. You will return to it when you die. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”

Once more Jesus said to them,“ I am going away. You will look for me, and you will die in your sin. You can’t come where I am going.”

When trouble comes, sinners are brought down. But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.

One man sinned, and death ruled over all people because of his sin. What will happen is even more sure than this. Those who receive the rich supply of God’s grace will rule with Christ. They will rule in his kingdom. They have received God’s gift and have been made right with him. This will happen because of what the one man, Jesus Christ, has done.

God’s gift can’t be compared with Adam’s sin. Many people died because of the sin of that one man. But it was even more sure that God’s grace would also come through one man. That man is Jesus Christ. God’s gift of grace was more than enough for the whole world.

You turn human beings back to dust. You say to them,“ Return to dust.”To you a thousand years are like a day that has just gone by. They are like a few hours of the night.Yet you sweep people away, and they die. They are like new grass that grows in the morning.In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it’s all dried up.Your anger destroys us. Your burning anger terrifies us.You have put our sins right in front of you. You have placed our secret sins where you can see them clearly.You have been angry with us all of our days. We groan as we come to the end of our lives.We live to be about 70. Or we may live to be 80, if we stay healthy. But even our best days are filled with trouble and sorrow. The years quickly pass, and we are gone.If only we knew the power of your anger! It’s as great as the respect we should have for you.

People have to die once. After that, God will judge them.