5:20. લોકો વધારે પાપ કરે તે માટે નિયમશાસ્ત્ર દાખલ કરવામાં આવ્યો હતો. પરંતુ જેમ જેમ લોકો વધુ ને વધુ પાપ કરતા ગયા, તેમ તેમ દેવ વધુ ને વધુ કૃપા કરવા લાગ્યો.

5:20. Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

5:20. God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant.

5:20. And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:

5:20. Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

5:20. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

5:20. Law came in, to increase the trespass; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

5:20. And the law came in beside, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:

5:20. And law came in, that the offence might abound, and where the sin did abound, the grace did overabound,

5:20. The law was brought in so that more people would sin the way Adam did. But where sin increased, there was even more of God's grace.

5:20. The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly;

5:20. Moreover G1161 the law G3551 entered, G3922 that G2443 the G3588 offense G3900 might abound. G4121 But G1161 where G3757 sin G266 abounded, G4121 grace G5485 did much more abound: G5248