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Romans 5:15-17 KJV
Romans · chapter 5 · verses 15–17
15But 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. 16And 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. 17For 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.)Romans 5:15-17 · King James Version
Romans 5:15-17 in context
13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
15But 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.
16And 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.
17For 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.)
18Therefore 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.
19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Commentary
Cross references
- Romans 6:23
- Romans 5:12
- Ephesians 2:8
- 1 Corinthians 15:21-22
- 1 Corinthians 15:49
- John 10:10
- 2 Timothy 2:12
- Revelation 22:5
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnessdikaiosynēin a broad sense state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition…G1343 →
- condemnationkatakrimadamnatory sentence, condemnationG2631 →
- abundanceperisseiaabundance, superabundantly, superfluously, superiority, preference, pre-eminence, gain…G4050 →
- aboundedperisseuōto exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or…G4052 →
- judgmentkrimaa decree, judgments, judgment, condemnation of wrong, the decision which one passes on…G2917 →
- offenceparaptōmato fall beside or near something, a lapse or deviation from truth and uprightness, a sin…G3900 →
- reignedbasileuōto be king, to exercise kingly power, to reign, of the governor of a province, of the…G936 →
- receivelambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
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The apostle here describes the fountain and foundation of justification, laid in the death of the Lord Jesus. The streams are very sweet, but, if you run them up to the spring-head, you will find it to be Christ's dying for us;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-21