Romans 5:12–19

Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ

¹²Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,^d and death through sin,^e and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned^f—

¹³To 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.^{g 14}Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam,^h who is a pattern of the one to come.ⁱ

¹⁵But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man,^j how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ,^k overflow to the many! ¹⁶Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. ¹⁷For if, by the trespass of the one man, death^l reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life^m through the one man, Jesus Christ!

¹⁸Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people,ⁿ so also one righteous act resulted in justification^o and life^p for all people. ¹⁹For just as through the disobedience of the one man^q the many were made sinners,^r so also through the obedience^s of the one man the many will be made righteous.