Romans 5:20

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Romans 5:20

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

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What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin, that grace might abound

And Manasseh will cause Judah and those inhabiting Jerusalem to wander, to do evil more than the nations which Jehovah destroyed from before the sons of Israel

For sake of thy name, O Jehovah, and thou forgavest to mine iniquity; for it was much.

Come now we will confute together Jehovah will say: if your sins shall be as deep scarlet, they shall be white as snow; if they shall be red as crimson, they shall be as wool.

Thou broughtest not for me a buying with silver, thou didst not satiate me with the fat of thy sacrifices also thou causedst me to serve with thy sins, thou didst weary me with thine iniquities.

And I shall see for all the causes that Israel turning away committed adultery, I sent her away and I shall give a writing of her cutting off to her; and her faithless sister Judah was not afraid, and she will go and commit fornication, she also.

And thou also bear thy shame, who didst judge for thy sisters in thy sins which thou didst make abominable above them: they shall be justified more than thou: and also thou, be thou ashamed and bear thy shame in thy justifying thy sisters.

And I sprinkled clean waters upon you, and ye were cleansed: from all your uncleannesses and from all your blocks will I cleanse you.

Who is God as thee, lifting up iniquity and passing by transgression to the remnant of his inheritance? he held not his anger forever for he delighted in mercy.

And having gone, learn what is this, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.

For which I say to thee, Her many sins are remitted; for she loved much: and he to whom little is remitted, loves little.

And one of the evil doers hanged, blasphemed him, saying, If thou art Christ, save thyself and us.

The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure.

Or know ye not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God Be ye not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he rendered us acceptable in the beloved.

And ye being dead in faults and in sins;

Being before slandering, expelling, and an abuser: but I was commiserated, because I did, not knowing, in unbelief.

For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.

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One bullock, son of a cow, one ram, one lamb, son of his year, for a burnt-offering.

And many first shall be last, and the last first.

And all publicans and sinful were drawing near him to hear him.

Then went they forth out of the city, and came to him.