“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up from some other place [on the stone wall], that one is a thief and a robber.

But God's free gift immeasurably outweighs the transgression. For if through the transgression of the one individual the mass of mankind have died, infinitely greater is the generosity with which God's grace, and the gift given in His grace which found expression in the one man Jesus Christ, have been bestowed on the mass of mankind.

Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

For if the ministration of condemnation had glory, much greater is the glory of the ministration of righteousness.

For if that which was fading away [i.e., the Old Agreement, represented by the law of Moses] had splendor, how much greater is the splendor of that which remains [i.e., the New Agreement represented by the Gospel]? [Note: In this section Paul uses the analogy of the fading splendor on Moses' face to the fading splendor of the Old Agreement].

For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

But, apart from all gainsaying, the less, by the greater, is blessed.

because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.