Romans 5:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 5:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
νόμος
nómos
G3551
law
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
παρεισῆλθεν
pareisérchomai
G3922
to come in secretly
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
πλεονάσῃ
pleonázō
G4121
to superabound
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
παράπτωμα
paráptōma
G3900
to fall beside
οὗ
hoû
G3757
where
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐπλεόνασεν
pleonázō
G4121
to superabound
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἁμαρτία
hamartía
G266
sin
ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν
hyperperisseúō
G5248
to abound greatly
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
χάρις
cháris
G5485
grace
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly;
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King James Version Public Domain
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the law slipped in so that the trespass might increase. But where the sin increased, the grace abounded even more
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).