Romans 5:20 meaning and explanation
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
Romans 5:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking to believers in Rome, continuing his argument that sin entered through Adam and grace comes through Christ. Here he says the law was added alongside that story, not to cure sin but to make it visible, so that trespass would increase.
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