Romans 5:13
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13 for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world, though sin is not accounted when there is no law.(A)
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Romans 5:20
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20 The law entered in[a] so that transgression might increase but, where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more,(A)
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- 5:20 The law entered in: sin had made its entrance (Rom 5:12); now the law comes in alongside sin. See notes on Rom 1:18–32; 5:12–21. Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more: Paul declares that grace outmatches the productivity of sin.
1 Corinthians 15:56
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56 The sting of death is sin,[a] and the power of sin is the law.(A)
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Romans 4:15
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15 For the law produces wrath;(A) but where there is no law, neither is there violation.[a]
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- 4:15 Law has the negative function of bringing the deep-seated rebellion against God to the surface in specific sins; see note on Rom 1:18–32.
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