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Romans 5:14-16
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Romans 5:14-16
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over the ones not having sinned in the likeness[a] of the transgression of Adam, who is a pattern[b] of the One coming.
One Sin Brought Death To Adam’s Many. God’s Gift Abounded To Christ’s Many
15 But not as is the trespass, so also[c] is the grace-gift. For if by the trespass of the one man the many[d] died, by much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ abounded for the many.
Death Reigned From One Sin. The Gift Brings a Reign In Life To Those Receiving It
16 And not as[e] what resulted through one man having sinned is the given-gift. For the judgment is from one trespass[f], resulting-in a verdict-of-condemnation; but the grace-gift[g] is from many trespasses, resulting in a verdict-of-righteous[h].
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- Romans 5:14 Adam violated a requirement of God. Those living until Moses had no such requirement from God, so they did not sin in the same manner. Thus ‘all sinned’ in v 12 cannot mean ‘transgressed God’s command’. In some sense death is a consequence upon all humanity of Adam’s one act of sin.
- Romans 5:14 Before Paul explains how Adam and Christ are similar (v 18, as, so also), he first explains how they are not similar, v 15-17.
- Romans 5:15 not as... so also. That is, the trespass is not like the gift. The trespass brought a deserved end to life; the undeserved gift abounded in life.
- Romans 5:15 When referring to Adam, ‘the many’ and ‘all’ mean all his physical progeny, mankind. When referring to Christ, they mean all His spiritual progeny, those receiving the gift, v 17.
- Romans 5:16 not as... is. That is, the result of Adam’s act (judgment earned in response to one sin, resulting in condemnation and the reign of death) is not like the gift given (righteousness given in response to many sins, resulting in justification and our reign in life).
- Romans 5:16 Or, man having sinned.
- Romans 5:16 That is, gift of the righteousness of God, v 17; 3:21.
- Romans 5:16 Or, justification.
Romans 5:14-16
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Romans 5:14-16
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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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