Romans 5:13

for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

Young's Literal 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

12because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

14but the death did reign from Adam till Moses, even upon those not having sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of him who is coming.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:7Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'

Genesis 6:11And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled [with] violence.

Genesis 13:13and the men of Sodom [are] evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.

Genesis 19:4Before they lie down, the men of the city — men of Sodom — have come round about against the house, from young even unto aged, all the people from the extremity;

Genesis 19:36And the two daughters of Lot conceive from their father,

Genesis 38:10and that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

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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