Romans 5:13

Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

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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

12For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

14But still death had power from Adam till Moses, even over those who had not done wrong like Adam, who is a picture of him who was to come.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:7If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.

Genesis 6:11And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.

Genesis 13:13Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.

Genesis 19:4But before they had gone to bed, the men of the town, all the men of Sodom, came round the house, young and old, from every part of the town;

Genesis 19:36And so the two daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

Genesis 38:10And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.

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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