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Romans 5:17

For if by one trespass death reigned through the one man, much more will they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.)—

Noyes Bible

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

16And the free gift is not like what happened through one man who sinned. For sentence of condemnation followed one offence; but the free gift is a justification after many offences.

18As then through one trespass all men have come under condemnation, so through one act of righteousness all obtain the gift of righteousness unto life.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:34Then will the king say to those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Romans 5:12So then as through one man sin entered into the world, and through sin death, and thus [[death]] came through unto all men, because all sinned—

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

1 Corinthians 4:8Already ye are full; already ye are rich; without us ye have become kings; and I would indeed ye were kings, that we also might reign with you.

1 Corinthians 15:49and as we bore the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

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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