Romans 5:19 meaning and explanation
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is summing up the comparison he has drawn through this chapter between Adam and Christ. Adam's single act of disobedience in the garden brought a condition of sinfulness on the many who share his line, and Christ's single act of obedience, his death on the cross, makes the many who belong to him righteous.
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