Romans 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. ”
Romans 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Romans 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 5:21 — World English Bible
Romans 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ”
Romans 5:21 — American Standard Version
Romans 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“that even as the sin did reign in the death, so also the grace may reign, through righteousness, to life age-during, through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“in order that, even as sin has reigned in [the power of] death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ”
Romans 5:21 — Darby Translation
Romans 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That as sinne had reigned vnto death, so might grace also reigne by righteousnesse vnto eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord. ”
Romans 5:21 — Geneva Bible
Romans 5:21 in Context — Romans 5
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:
21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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