Romans 5:12-21

The Gift of Righteousness in Christ

12 Therefore, just as through ^aone man sin entered into the world, and ^bdeath through sin, and ^cso death spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 for ¹until the Law sin was in the world, but ^asin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned ^ain the likeness of the trespass of Adam, who is a ¹^btype of Him who was to come.
15 But ¹the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of ^athe one ^bthe many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by ^cthe grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. 16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand ^athe judgment arose from one transgression ¹resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the gracious gift arose from many transgressions ²resulting in justification. 17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned ^athrough the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will ^breign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
18 So then as through ^aone transgression ¹there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one ^bact of righteousness ²there resulted ^cjustification of life to all men. 19 For as through the one man’s disobedience ^athe many ^bwere appointed sinners, even so through ^cthe obedience of the One ^athe many will be appointed righteous. 20 Now ¹^athe Law came in so that the transgression would increase, but where sin increased, ^bgrace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as ^asin reigned in death, even so ^bgrace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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