Romans 5:14

But still death had power from Adam till Moses, even over those who had not done wrong like Adam, who is a picture of him who was to come.

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In The King James Version

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

In Context

13Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

15But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:5And all the years of Adam's life were nine hundred and thirty: and he came to his end.

Genesis 19:25And he sent destruction on those towns, with all the lowland and all the people of those towns and every green thing in the land.

Exodus 1:22And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

Hosea 6:7But like a man, they have gone against the agreement; there they were false to me.

Romans 5:17For, if by the wrongdoing of one, death was ruling through the one, much more will those to whom has come the wealth of grace and the giving of righteousness, be ruling in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:20For every living thing was put under the power of change, not by its desire, but by him who made it so, in hope

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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