Romans 5:13

Bible in Basic English 1965

Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.

Genesis 18:20

And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,

Genesis 19:32

Come, let us give our father much wine, and we will go into his bed, so that we may have offspring by our father,

Genesis 19:36

And so the two daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

Genesis 19:4

But before they had gone to bed, the men of the town, all the men of Sodom, came round the house, young and old, from every part of the town;

Genesis 38:10

And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.

Genesis 38:7

Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.

Genesis 6:11

And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.

Genesis 8:21

And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:15

For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

1 Corinthians 15:56

The pain of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

1 John 3:14

We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

1 John 3:4

Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.