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 shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that there may be abundance of grace?

But Manasseh made Judah and the inhabiters of Jerusalem to err and to do worse than the heathen which the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.

For thy name's sake, O LORD, be merciful unto my sin; for it is great.

And so though your sins be like to purple, they shall be made as white as snow; and though they be as red as scarlet, they shall be made like white wool.

But thou hast laden me with thy sins, and wearied me with thine ungodliness.

Namely, that after I had well seen the adultery of the shrinking harlot Israel, I put her away, and gave her a bill of divorcement. For all this, her unfaithful sister Judah was not ashamed, but went back and played the whore also.

Therefore thou which didst condemn thy sister: bear thine own shame, for thine own offences that thou hast committed - more abominable than they did, which indeed are more righteous than thou art. Be thou, I say, ashamed; and bear thy shameful rebuke, seeing that thou has proven thy sisters in comparison of the righteous.

And I will pour pure water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all uncleanness, and from all your idols. I will cleanse you.

Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion.

Go and learn, what that meaneth: 'I have pleasure in mercy, and not in offering.' For I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance."

Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love."

And one of the evildoers which hanged, railed on him, saying, "If thou be Christ, save thyself and us."

The thief cometh not but for to steal and kill, and destroy. I am come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.

Do ye not remember how that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. For neither fornicators, neither worshippers of images, neither whoremongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with mankind,

to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin:

when before I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a tyrant. But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly, through unbelief:

For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived, in danger to lusts, and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another.

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and an ox, a ram and a lamb of a year old for burnt offerings;

Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.

Then resorted unto him all the publicans and sinners, for to hear him.

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