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19 One man disobeyed God, and many became sinners. In the same way, one man obeyed God, and many will be made right. 20 The law came to make sin worse. But when sin grew worse, God’s grace increased. 21 Sin once used death to rule us, but God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. And this brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(D) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(E) 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death,(F) so also grace(G) might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life(H) through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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