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The Gift of Righteousness in Christ

12 Therefore, just as through (A)one man sin entered into the world, and (B)death through sin, and (C)so death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 for [a]until the Law sin was in the world, but (D)sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned (E)in the likeness of the trespass of Adam, who is a [b](F)type of Him who was to come.

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  1. Romans 5:13 Or until law
  2. Romans 5:14 Or foreshadowing

Both Adam and Christ Had an Effect on All People

12 So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, so also death spread to all people because all sinned. 13 For even before the law was given, sin was in the world. Now, sin is not charged to one’s account if there is no law, 14 and yet death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those whose sin was not like the transgression of Adam, who is a pattern[a] of the one who was to come.

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  1. Romans 5:14 Or type