In 1 Corinthians 15:26, death is called the last enemy to be destroyed—this taunt follows that victory.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 claims the dead know nothing and have no reward; Paul announces life and reward in Christ.

Revelation 20:14 shows death itself thrown into the lake of fire – ultimate fulfillment of death's defeat.

Revelation 20:13 depicts death and Hades giving up the dead – the final surrender Paul's question taunts.

Acts 2:27 quotes Psalm 16 about Christ not left in Hades – the basis for death's defeat that Paul proclaims.

Hosea 13:14 is the OT source Paul quotes – God's promise to ransom from death and destroy the grave's power.

Ecclesiastes 9:6 says the dead have no share under the sun; Paul reveals a share in the age to come.

Ecclesiastes 8:8 says no one has power over death; Paul declares Christ has conquered that power.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 equates human and beast death; Paul counters with a resurrection that distinguishes.

Ecclesiastes 2:16 says both are forgotten in death; Paul's gospel ensures eternal remembrance.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 bemoans that wise and fool share the same death; Paul insists resurrection changes that fate.

Psalm 89:48 asks who can escape Sheol's power; Paul answers that Christ has shattered that power.

Psalm 49:8-15 laments death's inevitability yet hopes for ransom; Paul proclaims that ransom is now victory.

Job 18:14 portrays death as the 'king of terrors' — a fearful ruler; Paul boldly declares that terror is gone.

2 Timothy 1:10 says Christ abolished death—the very basis for Paul's rhetorical taunt here.

Hebrews 2:14 states Christ destroyed the devil's power of death—the victory that Paul celebrates.

Revelation 6:8 personifies Death as a rider given power to kill, contrasting with the taunt that death's victory is gone.

Psalm 16:10 promises no corruption for God's holy one—the resurrection that grounds Paul's victory cry over death.

Job 18:13 describes death devouring the wicked – a contrasting picture of death's power that Paul says is gone.

Proverbs 14:32 says the righteous have hope even in death—parallel to Paul's confidence that death has lost its sting for believers.