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Romans 5:20-21

20 The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cross References for Romans 5:20-21

1 Corinthians 15:56 - The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:56 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:56

Romans 3:20 - Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through ... Click to read the verse Romans 3:20 Click to read the verse Romans 3:20

Isaiah 1:18 - “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they sha... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:18

Isaiah 30:18 - Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a Go... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:18

Leviticus 17:4 - instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to t... Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:4 Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:4

Matthew 9:13 - But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call ... Click to read the verse Matthew 9:13 Click to read the verse Matthew 9:13

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neithe... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Romans 3:8 - Why not say—as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say—“Let ... Click to read the verse Romans 3:8 Click to read the verse Romans 3:8

Micah 7:18-19 - Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inh... Click to read the verse Micah 7:18-19 Click to read the verse Micah 7:18-19

Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Click to read the verse Romans 5:8 Click to read the verse Romans 5:8

Zechariah 9:17 - How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine t... Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:17 Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:17

John 10:10 - The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and ha... Click to read the verse John 10:10 Click to read the verse John 10:10

John 1:16 - From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. Click to read the verse John 1:16 Click to read the verse John 1:16

Isaiah 63:7 - Praise and Prayer I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be pr... Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 63:7

Ezekiel 16:52 - Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. Because your si... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:52 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:52

Romans 7:8 - But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of cove... Click to read the verse Romans 7:8 Click to read the verse Romans 7:8

John 20:27 - Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it int... Click to read the verse John 20:27 Click to read the verse John 20:27

Isaiah 57:18 - I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him, Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:18

Romans 4:15 - because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression. Click to read the verse Romans 4:15 Click to read the verse Romans 4:15

2 Corinthians 3:7-9 - The Glory of the New Covenant Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in let... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:7-9 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:7-9

1 Timothy 1:9 - We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:9 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:9

Luke 7:47 - Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been... Click to read the verse Luke 7:47 Click to read the verse Luke 7:47

Ephesians 1:6-8 - to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. Click to read the verse Ephesians 1:6-8 Click to read the verse Ephesians 1:6-8

Luke 15:1 - The Parable of the Lost Sheep Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to... Click to read the verse Luke 15:1 Click to read the verse Luke 15:1

Psalms 25:11 - For the sake of your name, O Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. Click to read the verse Psalms 25:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 25:11

John 6:37 - All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. Click to read the verse John 6:37 Click to read the verse John 6:37

Romans 3:19-20 - Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every m... Click to read the verse Romans 3:19-20 Click to read the verse Romans 3:19-20

Romans 6:14 - For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. Click to read the verse Romans 6:14 Click to read the verse Romans 6:14

Matthew 20:16 - “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Click to read the verse Matthew 20:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 20:16

Isaiah 43:25 - “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins n... Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:25 Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:25

Ephesians 2:1-5 - Made Alive in Christ As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:1-5 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:1-5

Acts 13:39 - Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from ... Click to read the verse Acts 13:39 Click to read the verse Acts 13:39

Titus 3:3-7 - At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions an... Click to read the verse Titus 3:3-7 Click to read the verse Titus 3:3-7

Isaiah 43:24-25 - You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:24-25 Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:24-25

Galatians 2:19 - For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. Click to read the verse Galatians 2:19 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:19

Acts 9:6 - “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Click to read the verse Acts 9:6 Click to read the verse Acts 9:6

Luke 24:47 - and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning a... Click to read the verse Luke 24:47 Click to read the verse Luke 24:47

Romans 7:13 - Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be r... Click to read the verse Romans 7:13 Click to read the verse Romans 7:13

John 15:22 - If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have ... Click to read the verse John 15:22 Click to read the verse John 15:22

Romans 6:1 - Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may ... Click to read the verse Romans 6:1 Click to read the verse Romans 6:1

Job 36:9 - he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly. Click to read the verse Job 36:9 Click to read the verse Job 36:9

1 Timothy 1:13-16 - Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy becau... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:13-16 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:13-16

2 Chronicles 33:9-13 - But Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:9-13 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 33:9-13

Romans 5:17 - For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will ... Click to read the verse Romans 5:17 Click to read the verse Romans 5:17

Matthew 21:31 - “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, ... Click to read the verse Matthew 21:31 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:31

Ezekiel 16:60-63 - Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establis... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:60-63 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:60-63

Jeremiah 32:36 - “You are saying about this city, ‘By the sword, famine and plague it will be handed over to the... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:36 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:36

Luke 23:39-43 - One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yoursel... Click to read the verse Luke 23:39-43 Click to read the verse Luke 23:39-43

Romans 7:5 - For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were a... Click to read the verse Romans 7:5 Click to read the verse Romans 7:5

Luke 7:41 - “Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other ... Click to read the verse Luke 7:41 Click to read the verse Luke 7:41

John 4:30 - They came out of the town and made their way toward him. Click to read the verse John 4:30 Click to read the verse John 4:30

Jeremiah 3:8-14 - I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulter... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:8-14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:8-14

Romans 7:5-13 - For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were a... Click to read the verse Romans 7:5-13 Click to read the verse Romans 7:5-13

Galatians 3:19-25 - What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed t... Click to read the verse Galatians 3:19-25 Click to read the verse Galatians 3:19-25

Ezekiel 36:25-32 - I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your imp... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 36:25-32 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 36:25-32