Romans 5:20-21 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: ²¹ That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.