Romans 5:15-19

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 5:15

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:18

Therefore as by the offence of one ,.... Or by one offence, as before, the guilt of which is imputed to, and judgment came upon all men to condemnation ; which word is used in a legal sense, and intends condemnation to eternal death, as appears from the antithesis in the text; for if "justification of life", means an adjudging to eternal life, as it certainly does, the judgment or guilt, which is unto condemnation, must design a condemnation to eternal death, the just wages of sin: and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 5:19

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners ,.... Agreeably to this the Jews say F7 Tzeror Hammor, fol. 97. 1. , that "for the sin of the first man, all that are born of him, יהיו רשעים , "become wicked".' This is the sum of what is said in the foregoing verses, that as by Adam's sin all his posterity are made sinners, and so are brought under a sentence of condemnation; in like manner by the obedience of Christ, all his seed are made righteous, and come under a... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:16

And not as it was by one that sinned - That is, the judicial act that followed Adam's sin (the sentence of death pronounced upon him, and his expulsion from paradise) took its rise from his one offense alone, and terminated in condemnation; but the free gift of God in Christ takes its rise also from the many offenses which men, in a long course of life, have personally committed; and the object of this grace is to justify them freely, and bring them to eternal life. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:17

Death reigned by one - Death is here personified, and is represented as reigning over the human race; and death, of course, reigns unto death; he is known as reigning, by the destruction of his subjects. Shall reign in life - Those who receive, retain, and improve the abundant grace offered by Jesus Christ, shall be redeemed from the empire of death, and exalted to the throne of God, to live and reign with him ever, world without end. See Revelation 1:5 , Revelation 1:6 ; Revelation... read more

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