Romans 5:16

5:16 And the gift is not like the one who sinned. ¹  For judgment, resulting from the one transgression, ²  led to condemnation, but ³  the gracious gift from the many failures ⁴  led to justification.

Romans 6:23

6:23 For the payoff ⁵  of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[5:16]  ¹ tn Grk “and not as through the one who sinned [is] the gift.”

[5:16]  ² tn The word “transgression” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.

[5:16]  ³ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[5:16]  ⁴ tn Or “falls, trespasses,” the same word used in vv. 15, 17, 18, 20.

[6:23]  ⁵ tn A figurative extension of ὀψώνιον (oywnion), which refers to a soldier’s pay or wages. Here it refers to the end result of an activity, seen as something one receives back in return. In this case the activity is sin, and the translation “payoff” captures this thought. See also L&N 89.42.