Through one that sinned (δι' ενος αμαρτησαντος). "Through one having sinned." That is Adam. Another contrast, difference in source…

And not, and so forth. This is the second point in which the effects of the work of Christ differ from the sin of Adam. The f…

The judgment was by one.—The judgment, verdict, or sentence from a single case ends in, or in other words takes the form of, condemnation;…

But 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 g…

In this section Christ’s effect on the human race is seen as totally different from that of Adam—and vastly superior. Any hint of parallelism sugge…

This is especially an explanation of what he had said before—that by one offense guilt resulted in the condemnation of us all, but that grace, or r…

And not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the gift ,
&c.] The apostle goes on with the dissimilitude between t…

Through one man's offense, all people are exposed to eternal condemnation. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and s…

1. After discu ing the entry of sin into this world, the Apostle addre es the history of grace, which abolishes sin.

   Concerning this,…