Romans 5:20 - The Message20-21 All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the end of it. Grace, because God is putting everything together again through the Messiah, invites us into life—a life that goes on and on and on, world without end. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176920 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition20 But then Law came in, [only] to expand and increase the trespass [making it more apparent and exciting opposition]. But where sin increased and abounded, grace (God's unmerited favor) has surpassed it and increased the more and superabounded, See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)20 And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly: See the chapterCommon English Bible20 The Law stepped in to amplify the failure, but where sin increased, grace multiplied even more. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version20 Now the law entered in such a way that offenses would abound. But where offenses were abundant, grace was superabundant. See the chapter |