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Romans 5:18-20
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Romans 5:18-20
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Just As One Act Resulted In Condemnation, So One Act Resulted In Justification
18 So then[a], as it was through one[b] trespass resulting-in a verdict-of-condemnation for all people, so also it was through one righteous-act resulting-in a declaring-righteous[c] issuing in[d] life for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made[e] sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous ones.
The Law Increased Sin, But Grace Abounded So As To Reign Through Righteousness
20 And the Law[f] came-in-beside[g] that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace super-abounded,
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- Romans 5:18 The first half of this verse restates v 12 using the words from v 15-17.
- Romans 5:18 Or, the trespass of one; and later in the verse, the righteous act of One.
- Romans 5:18 Or, justification.
- Romans 5:18 Or, resulting in. Lit, of.
- Romans 5:19 Or, constituted, caused to become. The sin of one resulted in condemnation because we were made sinners. The righteous act of One resulted in justification because those receiving this gift (v17) were made righteous.
- Romans 5:20 Paul now puts the Law into this broad perspective.
- Romans 5:20 Same root word as ‘entered’ in v 12. Sin ‘came in’, Law ‘came in beside’.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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