Romans 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”
Romans 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Romans 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.”
Romans 5:18 — World English Bible
Romans 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.”
Romans 5:18 — American Standard Version
Romans 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“So, then, as through one offence to all men <FI>it is<Fi> to condemnation, so also through one declaration of `Righteous' <FI>it is<Fi> to all men to justification of life;”
Romans 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“so then as [it was] by one offence towards all men to condemnation, so by one righteousness towards all men for justification of life. ”
Romans 5:18 — Darby Translation
Romans 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Likewise then as by the offence of one, the fault came on all men to condemnation, so by the iustifying of one, the benefite abounded toward all men to the iustification of life.”
Romans 5:18 — Geneva Bible
Romans 5:18 in Context — Romans 5
16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
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