Romans 5:19 Parallel Translations

Clearly, through one person's disobedience humanity became sinful, and through one person's obedience humanity will receive God's approval.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

BBE:

Because, as numbers of men became sinners through the wrongdoing of one man, even so will great numbers get righteousness through the keeping of the word of God by one man.

DBY:

For as indeed by the disobedience of the one man the many have been constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many will be constituted righteous.

ERV:

For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

WEY:

For as through the disobedience of the one individual the mass of mankind were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the mass of mankind will be constituted righteous.

WBS:

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

WEB:

For as through the one man's disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

YLT:

for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.

Romans 5:19 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--

Romans 5:15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression 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.

Romans 5:18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.

Romans 11:32 For God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.

Philippians 2:8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

5:19 {18} For as by one man's {y} disobedience {z} many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
(18) The foundation of this whole comparison is this, that these two men are set as two heads or roots, so that out of the one comes sin by nature, and from the other righteousness by grace springs forth upon others.
(y) So then, sin enters not into us only by following the steps of our forefathers, but we receive corruption from him by inheritance.
(z) The word many is contrasted with the words a few.

PNT:

5:19 For as by one man's disobedience. By Adam's disobedience, all disobeyed and were counted sinners.
So by the obedience of one. By Jesus' obedience, all are counted obedient, and hence, righteous. That is, all inherited penalty for Adam's sin is blotted out for the whole race. All who have not personal sins are held to be justified. Hence all infants are sinless. The basis of infant baptism is removed. Baptism is for those who have personally sinned.

WES:

5:19 As by the disobedience of one man many (that is, all men) were constituted sinners - Being then in the loins of their first parent, the common head and representative of them all. So by the obedience of one - By his obedience unto death; by his dying for us. Many - All that believe. Shall be constituted righteous - Justified, pardoned.

MHC:

5:15-19 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.

CONC:

Constituted Disobedience Indeed Individual Keeping Mankind Man's Mass Numbers Obedience Righteous Righteousness Sinners Wrongdoing

Constituted Disobedience Great Indeed Individual Keeping Mankind Mass Numbers Obedience Righteous Righteousness Sinners Word Wrongdoing

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