Romans 5:12 meaning and explanation
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
Romans 5:12, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Paul has just described peace with God and reconciliation through Christ, and here he begins a comparison that runs to verse 21. Adam is the one man whose disobedience brought sin and death into human experience; Christ is the counterpart who brings grace and life.
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