²³ For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

³⁶ And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”

Adam and Christ Contrasted

¹² When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

¹⁵ These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

⁴⁰ For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”

²⁰ The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness.

⁴⁶ “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

⁴ For all people are mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die.

²⁴ “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.