Romans 5:13

(For sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted when there is no law.

Romans 4:15

because the law brings wrath, for where there is no law there is no transgression.

1 Corinthians 15:56

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

1 John 3:4

Everyone who commits sin also commits lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

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Summary

(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

Bible References

But sin

Romans 4:15
because the law brings wrath, for where there is no law there is no transgression.
1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
1 John 3:4
Everyone who commits sin also commits lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.