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Romans 5:21

that as sin has reigned, ending in death, so might grace reign by justification, ending in life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

In Context

20But, besides the first offense, law was introduced, in order that offenses might abound: but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

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Cross References

John 10:28and I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall take them out of my hand.

Romans 5:12For this reason, as by one man sin entered into the world, and by his sin, death; and so death passed through to all men, because all have sinned:

Romans 5:17For if, by one man’s offense, death has reigned through that one, much more shall those who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, reign in life through the one, who is Jesus Christ.

Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Titus 2:11For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared,

Matthew Henry on Romans 5:7-21

The First and the Second Adam; The Influence of Grace. ( a. d. 58.) 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the… Read the whole commentary →

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