Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II

own passion rescued us from offences, and sins, and such like thorns; and having destroyed the devil, deservedly said in triumph, "O Death, where is thy sting? "[171]

Tertullian Against Marcion Book V "O death, where is thy sting? "[485]

Tertullian Against Marcion Book V

And to none other God does he tell us that "thanks" are due, for having enabled us to achieve "the victory" even over death, than to Him from whom he received the very expression[487]

Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh

Now, if the dominion of death operates only in the dissolution of the flesh, in like manner death's contrary, life, ought to produce the contrary effect, even the restoration of the flesh; so that, just as death had swallowed it up in its strength, it also, after this mortal was swallowed up of immortality, may hear the challenge pronounced against it: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? "[331]

Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus On All the Saints

O the marvel! Since the hour when Christ despoiled Hades, men have danced in triumph over death. "O death, where is thy sting! O grave, where is thy victory? "[10]

Gospel of Nicodemus II The Descent of Christ into Hell

And again I said, Where, O Death, is thy sting? where, O Hades, is thy victory?[53]

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