Romans 5
1 Now that we have been made right by God by trusting in him, we have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 It's through Jesus, trusting in him, that we've gained access to this position of grace where we now stand, looking forward with happiness and confidence to sharing in God's glory.
through whom also we have had the access, by the Faith, into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 Not only this—we also remain confident when problems come, because we know that experiencing problems develops spiritual stamina.
Not only so, but we should also rejoice in the sufferings, knowing that the suffering produces perseverance;
4 Spiritual stamina in turn develops a mature character, and this mature character results in confident hope.
and the perseverance, proven character; and the proven character, hope;
5 Since we have this hope we're never disappointed, for God's love has been poured into us through the Holy Spirit he's given us.
and the hope does not humiliate, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
6 When we were completely helpless, at just the right time Christ died for us ungodly people.
Now then, when we were incapacitated, even so Christ died for the ungodly, at the right moment.
7 Who would die for anybody else, even someone who does what's right? (Though perhaps somebody would be brave enough to die for someone really good.)
Now scarcely even for a righteous person will someone offer to die (although on behalf of a good man someone might dare even to die),
8 But God demonstrates his love for us in that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
but God demonstrates His own love toward us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us!
9 Now that we are made right by his death, we can be absolutely sure we'll be saved by him from the coming judgment.
So now that we have been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from the wrath through Him!
10 While we were his enemies, God made us his friends through the death of his Son, and so we can be absolutely sure that he will save us through the life of his Son.
Because since we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, while we were enemies, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
11 In addition to this we now celebrate what God has done through our Lord Jesus Christ to reconcile us and make us his friends.
No wonder we rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation!
12 For through one man sin entered the world, and sin led to death. In this way death came to everyone, for everyone sinned.
Now then, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, just so death spread to all men, because all sinned
13 Even before the law was given, sin was in the world, however it wasn't counted as sin because there was no law.
—sin was in the world before the law, to be sure, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 But death still ruled from Adam until Moses, even over those who didn't sin in the same way as Adam did. Now Adam prefigured the one to come.
Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression (he is a type of the coming one).
15 But the gift of Jesus is not like the sin of Adam. Though many people died because of one man's sin, God's grace is so much greater and has been shared with so many through his gracious gift in the person of Jesus Christ.
Now the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one, how much more did God's grace and the bounty by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
16 The result of the gift is not like that of the sin. The result of Adam's sin was judgment and condemnation, but the gift sets us right with God, despite our many sins.
Again, the gift is not like what came from one man's having sinned: because the judgment into condemnation followed one offense, while the gracious gift into justification followed many offenses.
17 As a result of one man's sin, death ruled because of him. But God's grace is so much greater and his gift sets us right, for everyone who receives it will rule in life through the person of Jesus Christ!
Further, if by the offense of the one man death reigned through that man, much more will those who receive the abundance of the grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
18 Just as one sin brought condemnation on everyone, in the same way one right act gave everyone the opportunity to live right.
So then, as through one offense there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is life-giving justification for everyone.
19 Just as through one man's disobedience many became sinners, in the same way through one man's obedience many are made right with God.
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be constituted righteous.
20 When the law was introduced, sin became even more obvious. But while sin became much more obvious, grace became even more obvious!
However, law came on the scene so that the offense might abound; but where the sin abounded, the grace superabounded,
21 Just as sin ruled us and brought us death, now grace rules by making us right with God, bringing us eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (aiōnios g166)
so that just as sin reigned in the death, so also the grace might reign through righteousness into eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (aiōnios g166)
