Romans 5:15

But the free gift isn’t like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

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But the free gift isn’t like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

BSB

But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!

KJV

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

ASV

But not as the trespass, so also [is] the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many.

BBE

But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.

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ἀλλ all᾽ But G235 οὐχ ouch [is] not G3756 ὡς hōs like G5613 τὸ to the G3588 παράπτωμα paraptōma trespass G3900 οὕτως houtōs so G3779 καὶ kai also G2532 τὸ to the G3588 χάρισμα charisma gift G5486 εἰ ei If G1487 γὰρ gar for G1063 τῷ tō by the G3588 τοῦ tou of the G3588 ἑνὸς henos one G1520 παραπτώματι paraptōmati trespass G3900 οἱ hoi the G3588 πολλοὶ polloi many G4183 ἀπέθανον apethanon died G599 πολλῷ pollō how much G4183 μᾶλλον mallon more G3123 ἡ hē the G3588 χάρις charis grace G5485 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 θεοῦ theou of God G2316 καὶ kai and G2532 ἡ hē the G3588 δωρεὰ dōrea gift G1431 ἐν en in G1722 χάριτι chariti grace G5485 τῇ tēa which [is] G3588 τοῦ tou of the G3588 ἑνὸς henos one G1520 ἀνθρώπου anthrōpou man G444 Ἰησοῦ Iēsou Jesus G2424 Χριστοῦ Christou Christ G5547 εἰς eis to G1519 τοὺς tous the G3588 πολλοὺς pollous many G4183 ἐπερίσσευσεν eperisseusen did abound G4052

The early church

For what he says is somewhat of this kind. If sin had so extensive effects, and the sin of one man too; how can grace, and that the grace of God, not the Father only, but also the Son, do otherwise than be the more abundant of the two? For the latter is far the more reasonable supposition. For that one man should be punished on account of another does not seem to be much in accordance with reason. But for one to be saved on account of another is at once more suitable and more reasonable. If then the former took place, much more may the latter. Hence he has shown from these grounds the likelihood and reasonableness of it. For when the former had been made good, this would then be readily admitted.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Romans

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–19

Through one man's offence, all mankind are exposed to eternal condemnation. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and salvation, are through Jesus Christ, as man: yet the Lord from heaven has brought the multitude of believers into a more safe and exalted state than that from which they fell in Adam. This free gift did not place them anew in a state of trial, but fixed them in a state of justification, as Adam would have been placed, had he stood. Notwithstanding the differences, there is a striking similarity. As by the offence of one, sin and death prevailed to the condemnation of all men, so by the righteousness of one, grace prevailed to the justification of all related to Christ by faith. Through the grace of God, the gift by grace has abounded to many through Christ; yet multitudes choose to remain under the dominion of sin and death, rather than to apply for the blessings of the reign of grace. But Christ will in nowise cast out any who are willing to come to him.

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Jesus, The ChristDeathSalvationAtonementGrace Of God

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