Romans 5:16
14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
15 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!
Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
18 So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The gift is not as through one who sinned; for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift followed many trespasses to justification.
- ASV
- And not as through one that sinned, [so] is the gift: for the judgment [came] of one unto condemnation, but the free gift [came] of many trespasses unto justification.
- DARBY
- And [shall] not as by one that has sinned [be] the gift? For the judgment [was] of one to condemnation, but the act of favour, of many offences unto justification.
- BLB
- And not as through one having sinned [is] the gift; for indeed the judgment out of one [is] to condemnation; but the gracious gift out of many trespasses [is] to justification.
- ÅB
- Og det er ikke slik med gaven slik som det ble da den ene syndet. For dommen for en manns synd ble til fordømmelse, men nådegaven gir frifinnelse for mange overtredelser.
- OTB
- Gaven er ikke som resultatet av den ene manns synd; for dommen fulgte en synd og brakte fordømmelse, men gaven fulgte mange overtredelser og brakte rettferdiggjørelse.
- B1930
- Og ikke er det med gaven således som det blev da én syndet; for dommen blev til fordømmelse for éns skyld, men nådegaven til frifinnelsesdom for mange falls skyld.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 13:38–39
Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
Read in contextGalatians 3:10
All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:9–11
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
Read in context1 Timothy 1:13–16
I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
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