Romans

Romans 5:20

²⁰The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
law	Νόμος	Nomos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
came in	παρεισῆλθεν	pareisēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3922 I enter secretly
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
trespass	παράπτωμα	paraptōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3900 a falling away, sin
would increase	πλεονάσῃ	pleonasē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4121 I abound, increase
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
where	οὗ	hou	Adverb	G3757 where, whither, when
sin	ἁμαρτία	hamartia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
increased	ἐπλεόνασεν	epleonasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4121 I abound, increase
grace	χάρις	charis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
increased all the more	ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν	hypereperisseusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5248 I abound exceedingly, overflow

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