Romans 5:21
in order that, just as sin had reigned in the realm of death, so, too, might loving-kindness reign through righteousness, and result in eternal life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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John 10:28and I give them eternal life, and they will not be lost; nor will anyone snatch them out of my hands.
Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death; so, also, death spread to all humanity, because every person has sinned.
Romans 5:17For if, by reason of the offense of the one man, death reigned through that one man, far more will those, on whom God’s loving kindness and his gift of righteousness are lavished, find life, and reign through the one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 6:14For sin will not lord it over you. You are living under the reign, not of Law, but of love.
Romans 6:23The wages of sin are death, but the gift of God is eternal life, through union with Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Titus 2:11For the loving kindness of God has been revealed, bringing salvation for all,
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 →