Romans 5:12

Romans 5:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—

Context of Romans 5:12

10While we were still God's enemies, God's Son died on our behalf. As a result, we became God's friends. So, now that we are God's friends, his Son will certainly save us. Christ will save us because he is alive again. 11But that is not everything! We are very happy now because of what God has done for us. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made this possible. It is because of him that we have now become God's friends. It was because of one man, Adam, that sin came into the world. Death was the result of Adam's sin. Because of that, death came to all people, because everyone failed to obey God. 13Before God gave his Law to Moses, people did wrong things. Sin was already there in the world. But at that time, God did not say that people were guilty, because there was no law for them to obey. 14But still death ruled all people, from the time when Adam lived until the time when Moses lived. Everyone died, even those who did not fail in the same way that Adam failed. Adam shows us something about God's special Messiah who would come at a future time.

Romans 5:12 word by word

Διὰ τοῦτο ὥσπερ δι᾽ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν καὶ διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος, καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὁ θάνατος διῆλθεν, ἐφ᾽ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• sinὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• passedδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• have sinnedἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264

Cross-references for Romans 5:12

• Romans 5:19One man did not obey God and, as a result, many people became guilty because of their sins. But, because one man did obey God, many people will become right with God.
• Genesis 3:6The woman looked at the fruit on the tree. She saw that it would be good to eat, and it was beautiful to look at. She wanted to eat it because it would make her become wise. So she took some fruit and she ate it. Then she gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her. He also ate it.
• Romans 6:23If you serve sin as your master, it will pay you with death. But if you belong to our Lord Jesus Christ, God gives you a gift! That gift is life with God for ever.
• Genesis 2:17But you must not eat any fruit from the tree that gives knowledge of good and evil. If you do eat fruit from that tree, that day you will certainly die.’
• Genesis 3:19You will have to work hard for a long time before you have any food to eat. You will do this for your whole life until you die. Then you will return into the ground. That is where you came from. I made you from the soil of the ground, and you will become soil again.’
• Ezekiel 18:4Everyone who lives belong to me. I have authority over the life of the father and over the life of the son. It is the people who do wrong things who will die because of their sins.
• 1 Corinthians 15:21All people die because of what one man did. That was Adam. And it is because of another man that people can rise up after death to a new life. That is Christ.
• James 1:15We may agree to do what our bad thoughts tell us to do. When we do that, it becomes a sin. Then, we may not stop doing those bad things. If we continue to live like that, the result of our sins is death.
• Revelation 20:14Then God threw Death and Hades into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death for people.
• Romans 3:23All people have done wrong things. Nobody can be good and great, as God wanted them to be.
• James 3:2We all make many mistakes. So, if someone never says anything that is bad, that person is completely good. It shows that he has authority over his whole body.
• 1 John 1:8If we say that we never do any wrong thing, we are deceiving ourselves. Even though we may think it is true, it is a lie.

Commentaries on Romans 5:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world - From this verse, to the conclusion of the chapter, the apostle produces a strong argument to prove that, as all mankind stood in need of the grace of God in Christ to redeem them from their sins, so this grace has been afforded equally to all, both Jews and Gentiles. Dr. Taylor has given the following analysis of the apostle's mode of argumentation. The argument stands thus: - "The consequences of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-21Verses 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 The design of what follows is plain. It is to exalt our views respecting the blessings Christ has procured for us, by comparing them with the evil which followed upon the fall of our first father; and by showing that these blessings not only extend to the removal of these evils, but far beyond. Adam sinning, his nature became guilty and corrupted, and so came to his children. Thus in him all have sinned. And death is by sin; for death is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Adam is both the name of the first man and a Hebrew word that means "human." Paul emphasizes Adam's connection with the human race. sin entered the world: The importance Paul gives to this act, and the way he compares Adam’s sin with Christ’s obedience on the cross, shows that Paul understood Adam and the sin in the garden of Eden as real events in history. all sinned: Death affects everyone because sin affects everyone. It is uncertain when or how all…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Wherefore--that is, Things being so; referring back to the whole preceding argument. as by one man--Adam. sin--considered here in its guilt, criminality, penal desert. entered into the world, and death by sin--as the penalty of sin. and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned--rather, "all sinned," that is, in that one man's first sin. Thus death reaches every individual of the human family, as the penalty due to himself. (So, in…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 5:12

• Death
• Depravity of Man
• Fall of Man
• Heredity
• Justification
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Abound
• Access
• Adam
• Atonement
• Condemnation
• Covenant
• Die
• Disobedience
• Faith
• Figure

Commentaries on Romans 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings