20 [a](A)The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as (C)sin reigned in death, so also (D)grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:20 Or law

20 Now the law came in[a] so that the transgression[b] may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more, 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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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:20 tn Grk “slipped in.”
  2. Romans 5:20 tn Or “trespass.”