Step 1 - Create an account or log in to start your free trial. 17 For if by one mans offence, death raigned by one, much more they which receiue abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousnes, shall reigne in life by one, Iesus Christ. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible notes. Again; what idea had the apostle when he supposed the case of some one dying for a righteous man? (20,21)1-5 A blessed change takes place in the sinner's state, when he becomes a true believer, whatever he has been. And the terrors of the law make gospel comforts the more sweet. He was a figure or type of Him that was to come as Surety of a new covenant, for all who are related to Him.15-19 Through one man's offence, all mankind are exposed to eternal condemnation. 20 Moreouer, the Lawe entred, that the offence might abound: but where sinne abounded, grace did much more abound. Try it for 30 days FREE. 16 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. 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. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peraduenture for a good man, some would euen dare to dye. Being justified by faith he has peace with God. Font Size. Your credit card won’t be charged until the trial period is over. The moral law showed that many thoughts, tempers, words, and actions, were sinful, thus transgressions were multiplied. King James Version (KJV) Bible Book List. 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and salvation, are through Jesus Christ, as man: yet the Lord from heaven has brought the multitude of believers into a more safe and exalted state than that from which they fell in Adam. 2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. A righteousness that is to justify cannot be made up of a mixture of sin and holiness. Adam sinning, his nature became guilty and corrupted, and so came to his children. Christ died to save us, not in our sins, but from our sins; and we were yet sinners when he died for us. The book of Romans explains that through Adam's one transgression, all persons inherited death. 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. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. Again; what idea had the apostle when he supposed the case of some one dying for a righteous man? The Authorized Version or King James Version (KJV), 1611, 1769. Romans 5:2 Context. It is the gracious work of the blessed Spirit to shed abroad the love of God in the hearts of all the saints. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Having such a pledge of salvation in the love of God through Christ, the apostle declared that believers not only rejoiced in the hope of heaven, and even in their tribulations for Christ's sake, but they gloried in God also, as their unchangeable Friend and all-sufficient Portion, through Christ only.12-14 The design of what follows is plain. Cite Share Print. This is through our Lord Jesus Christ; through him as the great Peace-maker, the Mediator between God and man. It looks like you’re already subscribed to Bible Gateway Plus! Begin reading God's Word ad-free with instant access to your new online study library. And yet he only put it as a thing that might be. Was it not the undergoing this suffering, that the person intended to be benefitted might be released therefrom? Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. The evil, from which the deliverance could be effected only in this astonishing manner, must be more dreadful than natural death. To manage your subscription, visit your Bible Gateway account settings. Through the grace of God, the gift by grace has abounded to many through Christ; yet multitudes choose to remain under the dominion of sin and death, rather than to apply for the blessings of the reign of grace. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. The happy effects of justification through faith in the righteousness of Christ. Search the Bible. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by … And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Take notes, highlights, and favorites to share or document personal thoughts. Romans 5 King James Version (KJV). 5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. It is to exalt our views respecting the blessings Christ has procured for us, by comparing them with the evil which followed upon the fall of our first father; and by showing that these blessings not only extend to the removal of these evils, but far beyond. Romans 5. 3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. Try it free for 30 days. 6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. What one act occurred that offered justification of life to all people. But from what are believers in Christ released by his death? The next step is to choose a monthly or yearly subscription, and then enter your payment information. And death is by sin; for death is the wages of sin. (12-14) The grace of God, through the righteousness of Christ, has more power to bring salvation, than Adam's sin had to bring misery, (15-19) as grace did superabound. What are the benefits of creating an account? And if, by Divine grace, they were thus brought to repent, and to believe in Christ, and thus were justified by the price of his bloodshedding, and by faith in that atonement, much more through Him who died for them and rose again, would they be kept from falling under the power of sin and Satan, or departing finally from him. While the sinful state continues, God loathes the sinner, and the sinner loathes God, #Zec 11:8|. 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.