Here again we have "the one" (του ενος) with both Adam and Christ, but "disobedience" (παρακοης, for which see 2 Corinthians 10:6) cont…

For, etc. This verse is not a mere repetition of the former, but it is an explanation. By the former statements it might perhaps …

Many were made sinners.—The many, or mankind collectively, were placed in the position of sinners.

Obedienc…

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…

At this point, Paul provides something of a conclusion to v.12 (see comment on vv.13–14), but in such a way as to take account of the intervening m…

This is no tautology, but a necessary explanation of the previous verse. For he shows that we are guilty through the offense of one man, in such a …

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, &c.] Agreeably to this the Jews say ^F7, that "for the…

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,…