Romans 5:16-20

¹⁶Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.

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

¹⁸So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.

¹⁹For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

²⁰The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

— Romans 5:16-20

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Cross References for Romans 5:16-20

• Romans 5:12
• 1 Corinthians 15:21-22
• Romans 5:15
• John 10:10
• 2 Corinthians 5:21
• 1 Corinthians 15:49
• Romans 5:18
• 1 Corinthians 15:22
• Philippians 2:8
• 2 Timothy 2:12

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