Rom 5:16 | HCSB | STEP | And the gift is not like the one man’s sin , because from one sin came the judgment , resulting in condemnation , but from many trespasses came the gift , resulting in justification .

‏ Romans 5:16

16 And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgment, ^a resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in ^{▼▼justification/justify/justified: The act of God as judge that declares sinners (who were in the wrong) to be right or righteous in His sight. God is just in doing this because Jesus died on the cross to take away their sins and to give them His own righteousness (2Co 5:21). The sinner receives this justification by faith and by grace when he trusts Christ's work.}justification. ^{▼▼Or acquittal}