Romans 5:19-21

5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man ¹  many ²  were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man ³  many ⁴  will be made righteous. 5:20 Now the law came in ⁵  so that the transgression ⁶  may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more, 5:21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

[5:19]  ¹ sn Here the one man refers to Adam (cf. 5:14).

[5:19]  ² tn Grk “the many.”

[5:19]  ³ sn One man refers here to Jesus Christ.

[5:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “the many.”

[5:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “slipped in.”

[5:20]  ⁶ tn Or “trespass.”