Romans 5:14
But death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even over them also who have not sinned after the similitude of the transgression of Adam, who is a figure of him who was to come.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13For until the law sin was in the world; but sin was not imputed, when the law was not.
Cross References
Genesis 5:5And all the time that Adam lived came to nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
Genesis 19:25And he destroyed these cities, and all the country about, all the inhabitants of the cities, and all things that spring from the earth.
Exodus 1:22Pharao therefore charged all his people, saying: Whatsoever shall be born of the male sex, ye shall cast into the river: whatsoever of the female, ye shall save alive.
Hosea 6:7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant, there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Romans 5:17For if by one man's offence death reigned through one; much more they who receive abundance of grace, and of the gift, and of justice, shall reign in life through one, Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, 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 →