Romans 5:8

5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:20-21

5:20 Now the law came in ¹  so that the transgression ²  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 “slipped in.”

² tn Or “trespass.”