Romans 5:19
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.
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,
21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
- WEB
- For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.
- ASV
- For as through the one man`s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.
- DARBY
- For as indeed by the disobedience of the one man the many have been constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many will be constituted righteous.
- BLB
- For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
- ÅB
- for slik som mange er blitt syndere ved det ene menneskets ulydighet, så skal også mange bli rettferdige ved den enes lydighet.
- OTB
- For slik som gjennom den ene manns ulydighet de mange ble gjort til syndere, slik også gjennom den ene manns lydighet skal de mange bli gjort rettferdige.
- B1930
- for likesom de mange er blitt syndere ved det ene menneskes ulydighet, så skal også de mange bli rettferdige ved den enes lydighet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 5:18
So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
Read in context2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
Read in contextRomans 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.
Read in contextEphesians 1:6
to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
Read in contextRomans 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!
Read in contextIsaiah 53:10–12
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
Read in contextDaniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
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