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Romans 5:15

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15But the free gift isn’t like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

KJV

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.

BSB

15But 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!

FBV

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.

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Extra References

Romans 6:23

23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.


Ephesians 2:8

8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,


Romans 5:12

12Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death passed to all men because all sinned.


1 John 5:11

11The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.


Romans 5:16-20

16The gift is not as through one who sinned; for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift followed many trespasses to justification. 17For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.

18So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life. 19For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous. 20The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly,


Isaiah 53:11

11After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light[+] and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.


2 Corinthians 9:15

15Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!


John 3:16

16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born[+] Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.


1 John 2:2

2And he is the atoning sacrifice[+] for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.


John 4:10

10Jesus answered her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”