Verse 56
The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law.
Sting of death is sin ... Sin brought death into the world as a consequence. However enticing and beautiful sin may appear to be, there is a stinger in it, as discovered by Adam and Eve, and all of their posterity.
The strength of sin is the law ... As Dummelow said:
This is true because the law reveals sin and, indeed, intensifies its power, without giving power to overcome it (Romans 7:7-13; 8:2,3).[41]
See my Commentary on Romans, pp. 265-264, for discussion of the law and its relation to sin. Paul here briefly mentioned the subject that he treated at length in Romans 7.
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