Romans 5:13

Even before the time of the Law there was sin in the world; but sin cannot be charged against someone where no Law exists.

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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

12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death; so, also, death spread to all humanity, because every person has sinned.

14Yet, from Adam to Moses, death reigned even over those whose sin was not a breach of a law, as Adam’s was. And Adam foreshadows the one to come.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:7If you do what is right and good, can’t you hold your head up high? But if you do wrong, sin crouches at the door and longs to have you, but you must master it.”

Genesis 6:11God saw that the earth was corrupt and full of violence.

Genesis 13:13(But the men of Sodom were very wicked and sinned against the Lord.)

Genesis 19:4But before they had lain down, the people of Sodom, both young and old, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house.

Genesis 19:36In this way both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father.

Genesis 38:10What he did was evil in the sight of the Lord: therefore he took his life 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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