Romans 5:20

And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:

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In The King James Version

Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

In Context

19Because, as numbers of men became sinners through the wrongdoing of one man, even so will great numbers get righteousness through the keeping of the word of God by one man.

21That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:9And Manasseh made Judah and the people of Jerusalem go out of the true way, so that they did more evil than those nations whom the Lord gave up to destruction before the children of Israel.

Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?

Jeremiah 3:8And though she saw that, because Israel, turning away from me, had been untrue to me, I had put her away and given her a statement in writing ending the relation between us, still Judah, her false sister, had no fear, but went and did the same.

Ezekiel 16:60But still I will keep in mind the agreement made with you in the days when you were young, and I will make with you an eternal agreement.

Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

Matthew 20:9And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.

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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