1 Corinthians 15:56

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

'The sting of death is sin' -'It is sin which gives death its sting' (Phi) 'Death is the punishment for sin' (Genesis 3:19).

'Paul's point..is that death is not simply the result of decay through normal human processes. Rather, it is the result of the deadly poison, sin itself..' (Fee p. 806)

'the power of sin is the law' -(1 John 3:4; Romans 4:15). 'And the law which was used by sin to kill us' (Romans 7:8; Romans 7:13)' (McGuiggan p. 204)