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the law came in
Here Paul speaks of the law as if it were a person. AT: "God gave his law to Moses" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
abounded
"increased"
grace abounded even more
Here "grace" refers to God's undeserved blessings. AT: "God continued to act even more kindly toward them, in a way that they did not deserve" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
as sin ruled in death
Here Paul speaks of "sin" as if it were a king that ruled. AT: "as sin resulted in death" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
even so grace might rule through righteousness for everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord
Paul speaks of "grace" here as if it were a king that ruled. AT: "grace gave people everlasting life through the righteousness of Jesus Christ our Lord" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
so grace might rule through righteousness
Paul speaks of "grace" here as if it were a king that ruled. The word "righteousness" refers to God's ability to make people right with him. AT: "so God might give his free gift to people to make them right with him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
our Lord
Paul includes himself, his readers, and all believers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)