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14 Yet death held sway from Adam to Moses [the Lawgiver], even over those who did not themselves transgress [a positive command] as Adam did. Adam was a type (prefigure) of the One Who was to come [in reverse, [a]the former destructive, the Latter saving].(A)

15 But God’s free gift is not at all to be compared to the trespass [His grace is out of all proportion to the fall of man]. For if many died through one man’s falling away (his lapse, his offense), much more profusely did God’s grace and the free gift [that comes] through the undeserved favor of the one Man Jesus Christ abound and overflow to and for [the benefit of] many.

16 Nor is the free gift at all to be compared to the effect of that one [man’s] sin. For the sentence [following the trespass] of one [man] brought condemnation, whereas the free gift [following] many transgressions brings justification ([b]an act of righteousness).

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:14 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Romans 5:16 Literal translation.

14 Nevertheless 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.

15 But 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.

16 And 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.

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14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam,(A) who is a pattern of the one to come.(B)

15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man,(C) how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ,(D) overflow to the many! 16 Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.

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14 døde alle menneskene som levde i tidsperioden mellom Adam og Moses. De døde selv om de ikke hadde vært direkte ulydige mot Guds befaling, slik som Adam hadde vært.

Adam hadde en viss likhet med Jesus, han som skulle komme seinere, og likevel var det en skarp kontrast mellom de to. 15 For det er en enorm forskjell mellom et menneske som synder, og Gud, som i sin godhet tilgir. Likheten består i at det var et menneske alene som gjennom sin synd gjorde det slik at alle måtte dø. Og at det var et menneske alene, Jesus Kristus, som gjorde det slik at Gud ga alle den tilgivelsen vi ikke fortjener. Denne frie gaven, som Gud i sin godhet ga oss, er uendelig mye større.

16 Det er også stor forskjell mellom konsekvensene av den ene mannen sin synd og Guds fri gave, tilgivelsen. Synden til den ene mannen førte til at alle menneskene ble dømt til å dø, mens synden hos alle mennesker førte til at Gud viste oss nåde og tilga oss.

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