Romans 5:12

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:--

American Standard Version

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 we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

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

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Cross References

Genesis 2:17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Genesis 3:19in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Psalms 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

Romans 3:23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Romans 5:19For as through the one man`s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

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