Romans 5:20

5:20 Now the law came in ¹  so that the transgression ²  may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

Romans 6:14

6:14 For sin will have no mastery over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:23

6:23 For the payoff ³  of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 7:9

7:9 And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive

Romans 7:14

7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual – but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin. ⁴ 

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¹ tn Grk “slipped in.”

² tn Or “trespass.”

³ tn A figurative extension of ὀψώνιον (oywnion), which refers to a soldier’s pay or wages. Here it refers to the end result of an activity, seen as something one receives back in return. In this case the activity is sin, and the translation “payoff” captures this thought. See also L&N 89.42.

⁴ tn Grk “under sin.”