Romans 5:12-6:11

Christian Standard Bible

Death through Adam and Life through Christ

¹² Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,^(A) and death through sin,^(B) in this way death spread to all people,^(C) because all sinned.^{[a] 13} In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.^{(D) 14} Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam’s transgression.^(E) He is a type of the Coming One.^(F)

¹⁵ But the gift is not like the trespass. For if by the one man’s trespass the many died, how much more have the grace of God and the gift which comes through the grace of the one man^(G) Jesus Christ overflowed to the many. ¹⁶ And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgment,^(H) resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in justification.^{[b] 17} If by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life^(I) through the one man, Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ So then, as through one trespass there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is justification leading to life^(J) for everyone. ¹⁹ For just as through one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners,^(K) so also through the one man’s obedience^(L) the many will be made righteous. ²⁰ The law came along to multiply the trespass.^(M) But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more^{(N) 21} so that, just as sin reigned in death,^(O) so also grace will reign^(P) through righteousness, resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The New Life in Christ

6 What should we say then?^(Q) Should we continue in sin so that grace may multiply?^{(R) 2} Absolutely not!^(S) How can we who died to sin^(T) still live in it? ³ Or are you unaware that all of us who were baptized^(U) into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?^{(V) 4} Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death,^(W) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead^(X) by the glory of the Father,^(Y) so we too may walk in newness^[c] of life.^{(Z) 5} For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death,^(AA) we will certainly also be^[d] in the likeness of his resurrection. ⁶ For we know that our old self^[e](AB) was crucified with him^(AC) so that the body ruled by sin^[f] might be rendered powerless^(AD) so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, ⁷ since a person who has died^(AE) is freed^[g] from sin. ⁸ Now if we died with Christ,^(AF) we believe that we will also live with him, ⁹ because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead,^(AG) will not die again. Death no longer rules over him.^{(AH) 10} For the death he died, he died to sin once for all time; but the life he lives, he lives to God. ¹¹ So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin^(AI) and alive to God in Christ Jesus.^[h]