Romans 5:20-21
Wycliffe Bible
20 And the law entered, that guilt should be plenteous; but where guilt was plenteous, grace was more plenteous [grace abounded, or was plenteous].
21 That as sin reigned into death, so [and] grace reign by rightwiseness into everlasting life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Romans 5:20-21
New Matthew Bible
20 But the law in the meantime entered in, that sin should increase. Nevertheless, where there was much sin, there was more abundance of grace, 21 so that as sin had reigned unto death, so also grace could reign through righteousness unto eternal life by the help of Jesus Christ.
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Romans 5:20-21
1599 Geneva Bible
20 [a]Moreover, the Law [b]entered thereupon, that the offense should abound: nevertheless, where sin abounded, there grace [c]abounded much more:
21 That as sin had reigned unto death, so might grace also reign by righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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- Romans 5:20 A preventing of an objection: why then did the Law of Moses enter thereupon? that men might be so much the more guilty, and the benefit of God in Christ Jesus be so much the more glorious.
- Romans 5:20 Beside that disease which all men were infected withall by being defiled with one man’s sin, the Law entered.
- Romans 5:20 Grace was poured so plentifully from heaven, that it did not only countervail sin, but above measure passed it.
Romans 5:20-21
Authorized (King James) Version
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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