Romans 5:18

Verse 18 of 21. The 5th of 16 chapters in Romans, in The Letters of Paul.

14Nevertheless 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.

15But 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.

16And 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.

17For 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.)

18Therefore 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.

19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Romans 5:18 in the World English Bible

So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.
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Matthew Henry on Romans 5:18

This is laid down most fully, v. 18, 19.

Read Matthew Henry on Romans 5:6–21: The First and the Second Adam; The Influence of Grace. (a. d. 58.)

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.