Romans 5:18

Justification The cross and atonement Jesus Christ

¹⁶ 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!

So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.

¹⁹ For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

²⁰ The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
KJV: Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
WEB: So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.
ASV: So then as through one trespass [the judgment came] unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness [the free gift came] unto all men to justification of life.
DARBY: so then as [it was] by one offence towards all men to condemnation, so by one righteousness towards all men for justification of life.
BLB: So then, just as through one trespass [is] condemnation to all men so also through one righteous act [is] justification of life to all men.

ÅB: Altså: slik som en overtredelse ble til fordømmelse for alle mennesker, slik ble også en rettferdig gjerning til livgivende rettferdiggjørelse for alle mennesker;
OTB: Så da, slik som gjennom én overtredelse resultatet var fordømmelse for alle mennesker, slik også gjennom én rettferdig handling var resultatet rettferdiggjørelse og liv for alle mennesker.
B1930: Altså: likesom éns fall blev til fordømmelse for alle mennesker, således blev også éns rettferdige gjerning til livsens rettferdiggjørelse for alle mennesker;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
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Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
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Romans 5:15
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!
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Acts 13:39
Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
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Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
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Romans 4:25
He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
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Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
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1 Timothy 2:4–6
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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