Bible verse
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
Romans 5:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Romans 5.
16 Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
18 So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
KJV
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
ASV
And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
ERV
And the law came in beside, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
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