Romans 5:13

For until the law, sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin when there is no law.

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

In Context

12So then, as through one man sin entered into the world, in this way death entered through sin. And death spread to all people, because all sinned.

14Nevertheless, death ruled from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin like Adam's disobedience, who is a pattern of him who was to come.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin crouches at the door and desires to control you, but you must rule over it.”

Genesis 6:11The earth was corrupt before God, and it was filled with violence.

Genesis 13:13Now the men of Sodom were very wicked sinners against Yahweh.

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

Genesis 19:36So both the daughters of Lot were pregnant by their father.

Genesis 38:10What he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh 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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