Superabounded

There I was, hanging out in Romans with my Amplified Bible when I saw the word "superabounded". Now, in most translations, Romans 5:20 says, "abounded all the more" or "abounded much more", but not the Amplified. It says "superabounded"    

But then Law came in, [only] to expand and increase the trespass [making it more apparent and exciting opposition]. But where sin increased and abounded, grace (God’s unmerited favor) has surpassed it and increased the more and superabounded 

I was pretty convinced superabounded was not a real word. Does it sound like a real word to you? It sounds like one of those 1984 descriptions Orwell concocted, like "double plus good". I looked it up on dictionary.com, though, and it is definitely a real word, that means "to abound beyond something else"So the verse is saying that when the Law came in, our sin was made more apparent, but even in our great sin, God's grace is much greater. The more I think about it, the more I really like "superabounded". Sin abounds, and grace abounds more? That sounds lame in comparison. Sin abounds, and grace superabounds. That sounds like an accurately epic description of what grace is and does.

Romans 5 as a whole is one of my favorite chapters of the book because it is so straightforward in our need for Christ. It speaks the Gospel over and over again, showing how the Law magnifies sin, and Christ magnifies Himself. In Adam, all die in sin, but in Christ men are made righteous. One man's sin vs One Man's sacrifice. "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Rom 5:8) It doesn't get much more clear than that.

May grace superabound in our lives.