Romans 5:15
13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
- KJV
- But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
- WEB
- But the free gift isn’t like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
- ASV
- But not as the trespass, so also [is] the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many.
- DARBY
- But [shall] not the act of favour [be] as the offence? For if by the offence of one the many have died, much rather has the grace of God, and the free gift in grace, which [is] by the one man Jesus Christ, abounded unto the many.
- BLB
- But not as the trespass, so also [is] the gracious gift; for if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more the grace of God and the gift in grace, that of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded to the many!
- ÅB
- Men det er ikke slik med nådegaven som med overtredelsen. For om mange er døde gjennom en manns overtredelse, hvor mye mer skal ikke Guds nåde og gaven gitt av nåde i det ene mennesket Jesus Kristus bli til overflod for mange?
- OTB
- Men gaven er ikke som overtredelsen. For hvis ved den ene manns overtredelse de mange døde, mye mer fløt Guds nåde og gaven ved nåden fra den ene mannen, Jesus Kristus, over til de mange.
- B1930
- Men ikke er det med nådegaven således som med fallet; for er de mange død ved den enes fall, da er meget mere Guds nåde og gaven i det ene menneske Jesu Kristi nåde blitt overvettes rik for de mange.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Read in contextEphesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Read in contextRomans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Read in context1 John 5:11
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Read in context2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
Read in contextRomans 5:16–20
And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:11
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Read in contextMatthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
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