Romans 5:13

(for until law sin was in [the] world; but sin is not put to account when there is no law;

Darby Translation

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 [cause], even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

14but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even upon those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is [the] figure of him to come.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:7If thou doest well, will not [thy countenance] look up [with confidence]? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Genesis 6:11And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was full of violence.

Genesis 13:13And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah.

Genesis 19:4Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the youngest to the oldest all the people from every quarter.

Genesis 19:36And 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 Jehovah, and he slew 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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