Romans 5
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.
3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;
4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
6 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
For when we were still without strength, at the right time Christ gave his life for evil-doers.
7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life.
8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.
9 Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
Much more, if we now have righteousness by his blood, will salvation from the wrath of God come to us through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;
11 Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
And not only so, but we have joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we are now at peace with God.
12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:
13 For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.
14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
But still death had power from Adam till Moses, even over those who had not done wrong like Adam, who is a picture of him who was to come.
15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.
16 Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
And the free giving has not the same effect as the sin of one: for the effect of one man's sin was punishment by the decision of God, but the free giving had power to give righteousness to wrongdoers in great number.
17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
For, if by the wrongdoing of one, death was ruling through the one, much more will those to whom has come the wealth of grace and the giving of righteousness, be ruling in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.
18 So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
So then, as the effect of one act of wrongdoing was that punishment came on all men, even so the effect of one act of righteousness was righteousness of life for all men.
19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
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.
20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (aiōnios g166)
That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (aiōnios g166)
