Romans 5:13 (YLT)

Passage

for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

Nearby Context

Romans 5:11 And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

Romans 5:12 because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

Romans 5:13 for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

Romans 5:14 but the death did reign from Adam till Moses, even upon those not having sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of him who is coming.

Romans 5:15 But, not as the offence so also <FI>is<Fi> the free gift; for if by the offence of the one the many did die, much more did the grace of God, and the free gift in grace of the one man Jesus Christ, abound to the many;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "till", and "reckoned". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "till", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "because of this even as through one..." into verse 14's "but the death did reign from Adam...", so "world" and "till" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "till" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.