Berean Standard Bible
“The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,”
Near the end of his comparison of Adam and Christ, Paul explains the role of the law of Moses in God's plan. Some of his readers would have assumed the law was given to make people righteous.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
World English Bible (WEB)
The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;
King James Version (KJV)
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And law came in, that the offence might abound, and where the sin did abound, the grace did overabound,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
La ley empero entró para que el pecado creciese; mas cuando el pecado creció, sobrepujó la gracia;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
La ley vino después para que aumentara el pecado; pero si el pecado aumentó muchísimo, mucho mayor ha sido el amor gratuito de Dios.
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