13 For until the Law, sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed, there being no law.
Romans 5:13 Cross References - BLB
Romans 4:15
15 For Law brings wrath; and where there is no Law, neither is transgression.
1 Corinthians 15:56
56 Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law.
1 John 3:4
4 Everyone committing sin also commits lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
1 John 3:14
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one not loving abides in death.