Romans 5:12

Wherefore, as by one man sinne entred into ye world, and death by sinne, and so death went ouer all men: in who all men haue sinned.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 onely so, but we also reioyce in God through our Lord Iesus Christ, by whom we haue nowe receiued the atonement.

13For vnto the time of the Law was sinne in the worlde, but sinne is not imputed, while there is no lawe.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:17But of the tree of knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die the death.

Genesis 3:19In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.

Psalms 51:5Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.

Romans 3:23For there is no difference: for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glorie of God,

Romans 5:19For as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners, so by that obedience of that one shall many also be made righteous.

Romans 6:23For the wages of sinne is death: but the gift of God is eternall life, through Iesus 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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