Romans 5:12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Romans 5:13 NIV
To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.
Romans 5:20 NIV
The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more