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Romans 5:12

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The Amplification of Justification

5:12So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people13 because14 all sinned—

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Footnotes

  1. 13 Here ἀνθρώπους (anthrōpous) has been translated as a generic (“people”) since both men and women are clearly intended in this context.
  2. 14 The translation of the phrase ἐφʼ ᾧ (eph hō) has been heavily debated. For a discussion of all the possibilities, see C. E. B. Cranfield, “On Some of the Problems in the Interpretation of Romans 5.12,” 22 (1969): 324–41. Only a few of the major options can be mentioned here: (1) the phrase can be taken as a relative clause in which the pronoun refers to Adam, “death spread to all people in whom [Adam] all sinned.” (2) The phrase can be taken with consecutive (resultative) force, meaning “death spread to all people with the result that all sinned.” (3) Others take the phrase as causal in force: “death spread to all people because all sinned.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—

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—

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

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.

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: