The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:1-21
(6) The results of the revelation of the righteousness of God, as affecting (a) the consciousness and hopes of believers; (b) the position of mankind before God. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:12-21
(b) From consideration of the blessed effects on believers of faith in the reconciliation through Christ, the apostle now passes to the effects of that reconciliation as the position of the whole human race before God. His drift is that the reconciliation corresponds to the original transgression; both proceeded from one , and both include all mankind in their results; as the one introduced sin into the world, and, as its consequence, death, so the other introduced righteousness, ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:12-21
Grace abounding. Here the apostle contrasts the reign of sin with the reign of grace, and shows that, while there is a point of similarity between them, there are many points in which they differ, and in which grace is triumphant over sin. All this is for the encouragement of the sinner, that he may be led from the captivity of sin to hope and live under the influence of God's mercy. I. GRACE AND SIN BOTH CAME BY ONE PERSON . "By one man sin entered into the world, and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:12-21
Representative responsibility. In last section we saw the blessed state into which the justified believer comes—a state of peace, of gracious acceptance, of glorious hope, of joy in God. The apostle in the present section expounds the relation in which mankind stands to the two great representatives, Adam and Christ. We cannot do better than consider these two representatives in the order named, and how they are related to the race. I. THE FIRST ADAM AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:15-17
But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died (not, be dead, as in the Authorized Version. Observe also the articles before "one" and "many"), much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded unto the many. And not as through one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was of one ( ἐξ ἑνὸς ) unto condemnation, but the free gift is of ( ἐκ ) many offences unto justification . ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:15-17
The abounding life. It is evident that all are condemned, because death reigns; and it is proved that the condemnation of all is through the sin of one, because even where no express law is, there is death. But we have hope in Christ. Is our hope valid? Does the justification through Christ reach over as wide a range as the condemnation through Adam? And is the consequent life to prevail coextensively with the death? The argument here is to prove the certainty of each coextension. I. ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:18
So then, as through one trespass (rather so than "by the offence of one," as in the Authorized Version) the judgment came upon all men unto condemnation, so also through one act of righteousness (so Revised Version. The expression is δἰ ἑνὸς δικαιώματος , contrasted with the preceding δἰ ἑνὸς παραπτωματος ) the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life, i.e. conferring life. " Declaratio Divina ilia, qua peccator, mortis reus, vitae adjudicatur, idque jure ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 5:18-19
The two antitheses. The equal solidarity with Christ as with Adam reaffirmed, from the implication of Romans 5:12-14 , in the strength of the arguments of Romans 5:15-17 . Affirmed in two antitheses, the one pointing in either case more to historical events, the other to moral causes. I. THE HISTORICAL ANTITHESIS . 1. One trespass unto condemnation—the condemnation that is marked by death. 2. One act of righteousness unto justification—the justification that brings... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 5:12-21
Romans 5:12-21 has been usually regarded as the most difficult part of the New Testament. It is not the design of these notes to enter into a minute criticism of contested points like this. They who wish to see a full discussion of the passage, may find it in the professedly critical commentaries; and especially in the commentaries of Tholuck and of Professor Stuart on the Romans. The meaning of the passage in its general bearing is not difficult; and probably the whole passage would have been... read more
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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:18
Verse 18 18.Therefore, etc. This is a defective sentence; it will be complete if the words condemnation and justification be read in the nominative case; as doubtless you must do in order to complete the sense. We have here the general conclusion from the preceding comparison; for, omitting the mention of the intervening explanation, he now completes the comparison, “As by the offense of one we were made (constitute ) sinners; so the righteousness of Christ is efficacious to justify us. He does... read more