for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before Jehovah, exceedingly so.
And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,
Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, so that we may preserve seed of our father.
So both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.
But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter.
And what he did was evil in the eyes of Jehovah. Therefore He killed him also.
And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah killed him.
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
And Jehovah smelled a sweet odor. And Jehovah said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. And I will not again smite every living thing as I have done.
because by the works of the Law none of all flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law is the knowledge of sin.
because the Law works out wrath, for where no law is, there is no transgression.
The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.