The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans

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- Chapter 5 -

Therefore, having been justified by faith, let us be at peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

For through him we also have access by faith to this grace, in which we stand firm, and to glory, in the hope of the glory of the sons of God.

And not only that, but we also find glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation exercises patience,

and patience leads to proving, yet truly proving leads to hope,

but hope is not unfounded, because the love of God is poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly

(John 3:1–21)

Yet why did Christ, while we were still infirm, at the proper time, suffer death for the impious?

Now someone might barely be willing to die for the sake of justice, for example, perhaps someone might dare to die for the sake of a good man.

But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, at the proper time,

Christ died for us. Therefore, having been justified now by his blood, all the more so shall we be saved from wrath through him.

For if we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, while we were still enemies, all the more so, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

And not only that, but we also glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Death in Adam, Life in Christ

(Genesis 3:1–7)

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into this world, and through sin, death; so also death was transferred to all men, to all who have sinned.(a)

For even before the law, sin was in the world, but sin was not imputed while the law did not exist.(b)

Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses, even in those who have not sinned, in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a figure of him who was to come.

But the gift is not entirely like the offense. For though by the offense of one, many died, yet much more so, by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, has the grace and gift of God abounded to many.(c)

And the sin through one is not entirely like the gift. For certainly, the judgment of one was unto condemnation, but the grace toward many offenses is unto justification.

For though, by the one offense, death reigned through one, yet so much more so shall those who receive an abundance of grace, both of the gift and of justice, reign in life through the one Jesus Christ.

Therefore, just as through the offense of one, all men fell under condemnation, so also through the justice of one, all men fall under justification unto life.

For, just as through the disobedience of one man, many were established as sinners, so also through the obedience of one man, many shall be established as just.

Now the law entered in such a way that offenses would abound. But where offenses were abundant, grace was superabundant.(d)

So then, just as sin has reigned unto death, so also may grace reign through justice unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Footnotes

(a)5:12 By one man:Adam, from whom we all contracted original sin.(Challoner)

(b)5:13 Not imputed:That is, men knew not, or made no account of sin, neither was it imputed to them, in the manner it was afterwards, when they transgressed the known written law of God.(Challoner)

(c)5:15 Literally, this says: ‘But not as the offense, so also the gift.’ A comparison is being made of two things, one of which is like a negative image of the other; their similarities are by way of opposites.(Conte)

(d)5:20 That sin might abound:Not as if the law were given on purpose for sin to abound: but that it so happened through man’s perversity, taking occasion of sinning more, from the prohibition of sin.(Challoner)

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly

(John 3:1–21)

For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a good person someone would even dare to die.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.

For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Death in Adam, Life in Christ

(Genesis 3:1–7)

Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death passed to all men because all sinned.

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren’t like Adam’s disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.

But the free gift isn’t like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

The gift is not as through one who sinned; for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift followed many trespasses to justification.

For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.

So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.

For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly,

that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.