Both phrases translate to "The wages of sin is death".
* Stipendium and merces both mean "wages" or "reward".
* Peccati means "of sin".
* Mors means "death".
So, both phrases express the same idea: that sin is followed by death as a consequence.
Both phrases translate to "The wages of sin is death".
* Stipendium and merces both mean "wages" or "reward".
* Peccati means "of sin".
* Mors means "death".
So, both phrases express the same idea: that sin is followed by death as a consequence.