Romans 5:13

5:13 for before the law was given, ¹  sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin ²  when there is no law.

Romans 5:20-21

5:20 Now the law came in ³  so that the transgression ⁴  may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more, 5:21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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¹ tn Grk “for before the law.”

² tn Or “sin is not reckoned.”

³ tn Grk “slipped in.”

⁴ tn Or “trespass.”