Parallel ROM 5:20

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BSB § The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

BLB Now the Law entered so that trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace overabounded,

AICNT Now the law came in so that the transgression might increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

OEB Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving kindness of God was lavished the more,

WEB The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly,

NET Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

LSV And law came in, that the offense might abound, and where sin abounded, grace hyper-abounded,

FBV When the law was introduced, sin became even more obvious. But while sin became much more obvious, grace became even more obvious!

TCNT Now the law came in so that the trespass might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded all the more,

T4T God gave [PRS] his laws to Moses [PRS] in order that people might realize how greatly they had sinned; but as people sinned more, God continued to act even more kindly toward them, in a way that they did not deserve.

LEB Now the law came in as a side issue, in order that the trespass could increase, but where sin increased, grace was present in greater abundance,

BBE And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:

MOF No MOF ROM book available

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

DRA Now the law entered in, that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound.

YLT And law came in, that the offence might abound, and where the sin did abound, the grace did overabound,

DBY But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded,

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

WBS Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

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

BB But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in, that sinne shoulde encrease. But where sinne was plenteous, grace was more plenteous.
  (But the law in the meane time entered in, that sin should encrease. But where sin was plenteous, grace was more plenteous.)

GNV Moreouer the Law entred thereupon that the offence shoulde abound: neuerthelesse, where sinne abounded, there grace abounded much more:
  (Moreover/What's_more the Law entered thereupon that the offence should abound: neverthelesse, where sin abounded, there grace abounded much more: )

CB But the lawe in the meane tyme entred, that synne shulde increace. Neuertheles where abundaunce of synne was, there was yet more plenteousnes of grace:
  (But the law in the meane time entered, that sin should increace. Nevertheless where abundance of sin was, there was yet more plenteousnes of grace:)

TNT But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in that synne shuld encreace. Neverthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of grace.
  (But the law in the meane time entered in that sin should encreace. Neverthelater where aboundaunce of sin was there was more plenteousnes of grace. )

WYC And the lawe entride, that gilt schulde be plenteuouse; but where gilt was plenteuouse,
  (And the law entered, that gilt should be plenteuouse; but where gilt was plenteuouse,)

LUT Das Gesetz aber ist neben einkommen, auf daß die Sünde mächtiger würde. Wo aber die Sünde mächtig worden ist, da ist doch die Gnade viel mächtiger worden,
  (The law but is next_to einkommen, on that the Sünde mächtiger würde. Where but the Sünde mächtig worden is, there is though/but the Gnade many mächtiger worden,)

CLV Lex autem subintravit ut abundaret delictum. Ubi autem abundavit delictum, superabundavit gratia:[fn]
  (Lex however subintravit as abundaret delictum. Ubi however abundavit delictum, superabundavit gratia:)

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UGNT νόμος δὲ παρεισῆλθεν, ἵνα πλεονάσῃ τὸ παράπτωμα; οὗ δὲ ἐπλεόνασεν ἡ ἁμαρτία, ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν ἡ χάρις,
  (nomos de pareisaʸlthen, hina pleonasaʸ to paraptōma; hou de epleonasen haʸ hamartia, hupereperisseusen haʸ ⱪaris,)

SBL-GNT νόμος δὲ παρεισῆλθεν ἵνα πλεονάσῃ τὸ παράπτωμα· οὗ δὲ ἐπλεόνασεν ἡ ἁμαρτία, ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν ἡ χάρις,
  (nomos de pareisaʸlthen hina pleonasaʸ to paraptōma; hou de epleonasen haʸ hamartia, hupereperisseusen haʸ ⱪaris, )

TC-GNT Νόμος δὲ παρεισῆλθεν, ἵνα πλεονάσῃ τὸ παράπτωμα· οὗ δὲ ἐπλεόνασεν ἡ ἁμαρτία, ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν ἡ χάρις·
  (Nomos de pareisaʸlthen, hina pleonasaʸ to paraptōma; hou de epleonasen haʸ hamartia, hupereperisseusen haʸ ⱪaris; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).