Romans 5:14 meaning and explanation
Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
Romans 5:14, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is arguing that Adam's one act of disobedience let sin and death into the world, and that death ruled over everyone from Adam to Moses, even people who never broke a direct command as Adam did. Adam is called a pattern, the Greek typos, a stamp or model, of the One to come, meaning Christ.
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