¹⁵ But ·God’s free gift [^Lthe gift] is not like Adam’s ·sin [violation; transgression]. [^LFor if] Many people died because of the ·sin [violation; transgression] of that one man. ·But the grace from God was much greater, since many people received God’s gift of life [^L…how much more did God’s grace and gift abound/multiply to the many] by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ [^Cthe death of the “one” saved the “many”; see v. 19; Is. 53:11]. ¹⁶ But the gift of God is different from ·Adam’s [^Lthe one man’s] sin. After Adam sinned once, ·he was judged guilty [^Lhis judgment brought condemnation]. [^LBut] God’s free gift came after many ·sins [violations; transgressions], and it ·makes people right with God [^Lbrought justification]. ¹⁷ [^LFor if] One man’s ·sin [violation; transgression] caused death to ·rule over all people [^Lreign; rule] because of that one man. How much more, then, will those people who ·accept [receive] ·God’s full grace [^Lthe abundance of grace] and the great gift of ·being made right with him [righteousness] ·have true life and rule [or rule in the future life; ^Lreign/rule in life] through the one man, Jesus Christ. [^CJust as death “ruled” in Adam, so believers “rule” over death through Christ.]