Rom 5:12 | Family | STEP | Wherefore as by one man ; that is, Adam. The apostle, in this verse, evidently begins a comparison between Adam and Christ, the same for substance as that contained in verses . But before completing it, he pauses to throw in sundry remarks pertaining to it. Death by sin ; as a consequence of sin. And so ; as a consequence of sin, death passed upon all ; all became subject to it. For that ; because.

Romans 5:12

Wherefore as by one man; that is, Adam. The apostle, in this verse, evidently begins a comparison between Adam and Christ, the same for substance as that contained in verses Ro 5:18,19. But before completing it, he pauses to throw in sundry remarks pertaining to it.

Death by sin; as a consequence of sin.

And so; as a consequence of sin, death passed upon all; all became subject to it.

For that; because.