Romans 5:21

That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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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

20And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:

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Cross References

John 10:28And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

Romans 5:12For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

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 6:14For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:23For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Titus 2:11For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,

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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