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Romans 5:17

Further, if by the offense of the one man death reigned through that man, much more will those who receive the abundance of the grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Family 35 New Testament

In The King James Version

For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

In Context

16Again, the gift is not like what came from one man's having sinned: because the judgment into condemnation followed one offense, while the gracious gift into justification followed many offenses.

18So then, as through one offense there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is life-giving justification for everyone.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right: ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you at the foundation of the world.

Romans 5:12Now then, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, just so death spread to all men, because all sinned

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

1 Corinthians 4:8You are already stuffed! You are already rich! You have become ‘kings’ without us! I could wish that you really did reign, so that we might be kings with you too!

1 Corinthians 15:49And just as we have borne the image of the earth-man, we should also bear the image of the heaven-man.

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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