Romans 5:12

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.

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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 joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

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 of it thou shalt surely die.

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

Psalms 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Romans 3:23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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

Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus 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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