Romans 5:20
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:”
ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
χάρις
Grace
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χάρις
Grace, favour, gift, charm. Charis. By grace you have been saved through faith. Grace is God giving what we do not deserve. It is His nature expressed toward those who need Him.
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ἁμαρτία
Sin
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ἁμαρτία
Sin, missing the mark. Hamartia. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Sin is not just breaking rules. It is missing the target of what humanity was created to be.
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νόμος
Law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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παράπτωμα
trespass;
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παράπτωμα
A false step, a trespass, a falling aside. Because of the trespass of the one man death reigned through that one man. But grace overflows through Jesus Christ.
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πλεονάζω
Abounded
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πλεονάζω
to do, make or be more, i.e. increase (transitively or intransitively); by extension, to superabound
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παρεισέρχομαι
entered,
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παρεισέρχομαι
to come in alongside, i.e. supervene additionally or steathily
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οὗ
where
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οὗ
at which place, i.e. where
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ὑπερπερισσεύω
overabounded
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ὑπερπερισσεύω
to super-abound
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