Romans 5:15

5:15 But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. ¹  For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, ²  how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!

Romans 5:17-18

5:17 For if, by the transgression of the one man, ³  death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

5:18 Consequently, ⁴  just as condemnation ⁵  for all people ⁶  came ⁷  through one transgression, ⁸  so too through the one righteous act ⁹  came righteousness leading to life ¹⁰  for all people.

Romans 5:20

5:20 Now the law came in ¹¹  so that the transgression ¹²  may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

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¹ tn Grk “but not as the transgression, so also [is] the gracious gift.”

² sn Here the one man refers to Adam (cf. 5:14).

³ sn Here the one man refers to Adam (cf. 5:14).

⁴ tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

⁵ tn Grk “[it is] unto condemnation for all people.”

⁶ tn Here ἀνθρώπους (anqrwpou") has been translated as a generic (“people”) since both men and women are clearly intended in this context.

⁷ tn There are no verbs in the Greek text of v. 18, forcing translators to supply phrases like “came through one transgression,” “resulted from one transgression,” etc.

⁸ sn One transgression refers to the sin of Adam in Gen 3:1-24.

⁹ sn The one righteous act refers to Jesus’ death on the cross.

¹⁰ tn Grk “righteousness of life.”

¹¹ tn Grk “slipped in.”

¹² tn Or “trespass.”