Romans 5:21

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

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

In Context

20Now the law entered in such a way that offenses would abound. But where offenses were abundant, grace was superabundant.

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Cross References

John 10:28And I give them eternal life, and they shall not perish, for eternity. And no one shall seize them from my hand.

Romans 5:12Therefore, 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.

Romans 5:17For 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.

Romans 6:14For sin should not have dominion over you. For you are not under the law, but under grace.

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

Titus 2:11For the grace of God our Savior has appeared 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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