Romans 5:13

For until law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

In Context

12Because of this, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, so also death passed to all men, in that all sinned.

14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of the coming man.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:7If thou do well, shall thou not be accepted? And if thou do not well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire shall be for thee, and thou shall rule over it.

Genesis 6:11And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Genesis 13:13Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against LORD.

Genesis 19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, encompassed the house around, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

Genesis 19:36Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

Genesis 38:10And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of LORD, and he killed him also.

Matthew Henry on Romans 5:7-21

The First and the Second Adam; The Influence of Grace. ( a. d. 58.) 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the… Read the whole commentary →

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