Romans 5:13

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

New Heart English Bible

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, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren't like Adam's disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:7If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you do not do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."

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

Genesis 13:13Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against the Lord.

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 people from every quarter.

Genesis 19:36Thus both of Lot's daughters were with child by their father.

Genesis 38:10The thing which he did was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he 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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