Romans 5:20
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
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ASV
And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
KJV
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Νόμος | Nomos | [The] law | G3551 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| παρεισῆλθεν, | pareisēlthen | entered, | G3922 → |
| ἵνα | ina | so that | G2443 → |
| πλεονάσῃ | pleonasē | may abound | G4121 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| παράπτωμα· | paraptōma | trespass; | G3900 → |
| οὗ | hou | where | G3757 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| ἐπλεόνασεν | epleonasen | abounded | G4121 → |
| ἡ | hē | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἁμαρτία, | hamartia | sin, | G266 → |
| ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν | hupereperisseusen | overabounded | G5248 → |
| ἡ | hē | <the> | G3588 → |
| χάρις, | charis | grace, | G5485 → |
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