Romans 5:13-17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Romans 5:6-21

The apostle here describes the fountain and foundation of justification, laid in the death of the Lord Jesus. The streams are very sweet, but, if you run them up to the spring-head, you will find it to be Christ's dying for us; it is in the precious stream of Christ's blood that all these privileges come flowing to us: and therefore he enlarges upon this instance of the love of God which is shed abroad. Three things he takes notice of for the explication and illustration of this doctrine:?1.... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 5:12-21

5:12-21 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and, through sin, death entered into the world, and so death spread to all men, in that they had sinned; for up to the coming of the law sin was in the world, but sin was not debited against men because the law did not yet exist; but death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses even over those who had not sinned in the way that Adam had, Adam, who was the symbol of the one who was to come. But the gift of free... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:13

For until the law, sin was in the world ,.... This is a proof of sin's having entered into the world, by one man's transgression of the positive law of God, which forbid him the eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil; since it was in the world before the law of Moses was given: the sin of Adam and the guilt of that were in the world before, and came upon all men to condemnation; the general corruption of nature appeared before; and actual sins, and transgressions of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:14

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses ,.... Though the law of Moses was not yet given, death exerted itself, and extended its dominion over all the sons and daughters of Adam, during the interval between Adam and Moses; which clearly shows that sin was in the world, and that there must be a law in being, which that was a transgression of: death is represented as a king, as sin and Satan sometimes are; and indeed, death reigns by sin, and Satan both by sin and death; their empires... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:15

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift ,.... By "the offence", or "fall", as the word signifies, is meant the first sin of Adam; by which he offended God, and fell from that estate in which he was created, and all his posterity with him; and by the "free gift" is meant, the righteousness of Christ, which justifies from that, and all other offences: now, though there is a great likeness between Adam and Christ; both are men, the first Adam is called "the one man", and so is the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:16

And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift ,.... The apostle goes on with the dissimilitude between the effects of Adam's sin, and Christ's righteousness: for the judgment was by one to condemnation ; by "judgment" is meant, not the judgment of God, or the judiciary sentence pronounced by God on Adam and his posterity for sin; but the guilt of the one man's sin, which is imputed to all men to condemnation, on account of which the sentence of condemnation passed on all men;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:17

For if by one man's offence death reigned by one ,.... It may be rendered, "by one offence death reigned by one"; for it was the single sin of Adam, the first sin that was committed by him, which gave death its reigning power over the sons of men: "Adam, say F6 Zohar in Num. fol. 52. 1. Vid. Caphtor, fol. 102. 1. supra citat. the Jewish doctors, transgressed, על פקודא חד דאורייתא , one commandment of the law,' and was the cause of death to himself, and to all the world.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:13

For until the law sin was in the world - As death reigned from Adam to Moses, so also did sin. Now, as there was no written law from Adam to that given to Moses, the death that prevailed could not be the breach of that law; for sin, so as to be punished with temporal death, is not imputed where there is no law, which shows the penalty of sin to be death. Therefore, men are not subjected to death for their own personal transgressions, but for the sin of Adam; as, through his transgression,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:14

Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses - This supposes, as Dr. Taylor very properly observes: - That sin was in the world from Adam to Moses. That law was not in the world from Adam to Moses during the space of about 2500 years; for, after Adam's transgression, that law was abrogated; and, from that time, men were either under the general covenant of grace given to Adam or Noah, or under that which was specially made with Abraham. That, therefore, the sins committed were not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:15

But not as the offense, so also is the free gift - The same learned writer, quoted above, continues to observe: - "It is evident that the apostle, in this and the two following verses, is running a parallel, or making a comparison between the offense of Adam and its consequence; and the opposite gift of God and its consequences. And, in these three verses, he shows that the comparison will not hold good in all respects, because the free gift, χαρισμα , bestows blessings far beyond the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Romans 5:6-21

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Romans 5:12-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:15

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