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Romans 5:12–13

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Death in Adam, Life in Christ

12Therefore, just as tsin came into the world through one man, and udeath through sin, and vso death spread to all men5 because wall sinned— 13for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but xsin is not counted where there is no law.

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Footnotes

  1. 5The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women; also twice in verse 18

Cross references

  1. tGen. 2:17; 3:6; 1 Cor. 15:21, 22; [ver. 15–17; ch. 6:9; Ps. 51:5]
  2. uch. 6:23; James 1:15
  3. v[ver. 14, 21; 1 Cor. 15:22]
  4. wEph. 2:3
  5. xSee ch. 3:20

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all people, because all sinned. In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because of this, just as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death spread to all people because all sinned. For until the law, sin was in the world, but sin is not charged to one’s account when there is no law.

KJV 1900King 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: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.