Verse of the Day

　　

Romans 5:19

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.

　　

Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

English Standard Version

For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.

The Message

One man said no to God and put many people in the wrong; one man said yes to God and put many in the right.

New King James Version

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous.

New Living Translation

Because one person disobeyed God, many people became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many people will be made right in God's sight.

　　

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Romans 5:15-19

(Read Romans 5:15-19)

　　Through one man's offence, all mankind are exposed to eternal condemnation. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and salvation, are through Jesus Christ, as man: yet the Lord from heaven has brought the multitude of believers into a more safe and exalted state than that from which they fell in Adam. This free gift did not place them anew in a state of trial, but fixed them in a state of justification, as Adam would have been placed, had he stood. Notwithstanding the differences, there is a striking similarity. As by the offence of one, sin and death prevailed to the condemnation of all men, so by the righteousness of one, grace prevailed to the justification of all related to Christ by faith. Through the grace of God, the gift by grace has abounded to many through Christ; yet multitudes choose to remain under the dominion of sin and death, rather than to apply for the blessings of the reign of grace. But Christ will in nowise cast out any who are willing to come to him.

　　

Romans 5:19 In-Context

17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

　　18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.

　　19 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.

　　20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

　　21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.