Romans 5:12

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all sinned;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

In Context

11and not only so, but also rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

13(for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

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Cross References

Romans 3:23for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;)

Romans 5:19For as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the one will the many be constituted righteous.

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

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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