Came in beside (παρεισηλθεν). Second aorist active indicative of double compound παρεισερχομα, late verb, in N.T. only here and Ga…

Moreover. But. What is said in this verse and the following seems designed to addre the Jew, who might claim that the law of Moses was int…

Entered.—A graphic metaphorical expression: “Came in to the side of” the sin already existing; “took its place,” as it were, “by t…

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 the conclusion of the chapter, Adam as a figure fades from view. Yet his influence is still present in the mention of sin and death. Paul now in…

But the law intervened, etc. This subject depends on what he had said previously: that there was sin before the law was published…

Moreover, the law entered
By "the law" is meant, not the law of nature, much less the law of sin; rather the ceremon…

By Christ and His righteousness, we have more and greater privileges than we lost by the offense of Adam. The moral law showed that many thoughts, …

1. After showing that the sin which entered this world through Adam is removed by the gift of grace, the Apostle now shows that the sin whic…