Romans 5:20

But the entrance which was of the law, (made) sin to increase; and where sin increased, there grace hath abounded:

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

19For as on account of the disobedience of one man many became sinners, so also on account of the obedience of one many became righteous.

21that as sin hath reigned in death, so grace might reign in righteousness unto the life which is eternal, by the hand of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

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Cross References

Matthew 20:9And they came who (had wrought) from eleven hours; and they received each a denarius.

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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