(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.
(NASB2020)
But
▼▼Lit
not as the offense, so also is the gracious gift the
gracious gift is not
like the
offense. For
if by the
offense of
bthe
one cthe
many died,
much more did the
grace of
God and the
gift by
dthe
grace of the
one Man,
Jesus Christ,
overflow to the
many.
But the gracious gift is
not like the transgression.
▼▼tn Grk “but not as the transgression, so also [is] the gracious gift.”
For if the many died through
the transgression of
the one man,
▼▼sn Here the
one man refers to Adam (cf.
5:14).
how much more did
the grace of
God and the gift by the grace of
the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!
(KJV)
And not as it was by one that sinned,
so is the gift:
for the judgment was by one to condemnation,
but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
(NASB2020)
The
gift is not
like that which came through the
one who
sinned; for on the
one hand gthe
judgment arose from
one offense, ▼resulting in condemnation, but on the
other hand the
gracious gift arose from
many offenses,
▼▼Lit
to an act of righteousness resulting in justification.
And the
gift is
not like the
one who
sinned.
▼▼tn Grk “and not as through the one who sinned [is] the gift.”
For judgment, resulting
from the
one transgression,
▼▼tn The word “transgression” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.
led
to condemnation,
but ▼▼tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.
the
gracious gift from the
many failures ▼▼tn Or “falls, trespasses,” the same word used in vv.
15,
17,
18,
20.
led
to justification.
(KJV)
For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one;
much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one,
Jesus Christ.)
(NASB2020)
For
if by the
offense of the
one,
death reigned nthrough the
one,
much more will
those who
receive the
abundance of
grace and of the
gift of
righteousness oreign in
life through the
One,
Jesus Christ.
For if, by the
transgression of the
one man,
▼▼sn Here the
one man refers to Adam (cf.
5:14).
death reigned through the
one,
how much more will those who
receive the
abundance of
grace and of the
gift of
righteousness reign in life through the
one,
Jesus Christ!
(KJV)
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation;
even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
(NASB2020)
So then, as
through qone offense ▼the
result was
condemnation to
all mankind,
so also through one sact of righteousness ▼the
result was
ujustification of
life to
all mankind.
(NET2full)
Consequently,
▼▼tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.
just as condemnation ▼▼tn Grk “[it is] unto condemnation for all people.”
for all people ▼▼tn Here
ἀνθρώπους (
anthrōpous) has been translated as a generic (“people”) since both men and women are clearly intended in this context.
came
▼▼tn There are no verbs in the Greek text of v.
18, forcing translators to supply phrases like “
came through one transgression,” “
resulted from one transgression,” etc.
through one transgression,
▼▼sn One transgression refers to the sin of Adam in
Gen 3:1-24.
so too through the
one righteous act ▼▼sn The
one righteous act refers to Jesus’ death on the cross.
came
righteousness leading to
life ▼▼tn Grk “righteousness of life.”
for all people.
(KJV)
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
(NASB2020)
For as
through the
one man’s disobedience acthe
many adwere
made sinners,
so also through aethe
obedience of the
One afthe
many will be
made righteous.
For just as through the
disobedience of the
one man ▼▼sn Here the
one man refers to Adam (cf.
5:14).
many ▼ were
constituted sinners,
so also through the
obedience of
one man
▼▼sn One man refers here to Jesus Christ.
many ▼ will be
constituted righteous.
