Romans 5:19

Romans 5:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

Context of Romans 5:19

17It is certain that death ruled because of one person’s failure. It’s even more certain that those who receive God’s overflowing kindness and the gift of his approval will rule in life because of one person, Jesus Christ. 18Therefore, everyone was condemned through one failure, and everyone received God’s life-giving approval through one verdict. Clearly, through one person’s disobedience humanity became sinful, and through one person’s obedience humanity will receive God’s approval. 20The laws in Moses’ Teachings were added to increase the failure. But where sin increased, God’s kindness increased even more. 21As sin ruled by bringing death, God’s kindness would rule by bringing us his approval. This results in our living forever because of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:19 word by word

ὥσπερ γὰρ διὰ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν οἱ πολλοί, οὕτως καὶ διὰ τῆς ὑπακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται οἱ πολλοί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• oneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• man’sἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• disobedienceπαρακοήparakoē · disobedienceG3876
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• were madeκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
• sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• the obedienceὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342

Cross-references for Romans 5:19

• Romans 5:12Sin came into the world through one person, and death came through sin. So death spread to everyone, because everyone sinned.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet, it was the Lord’s will to crush him with suffering. When the Lord has made his life a sacrifice for our wrongdoings, he will see his descendants for many days. The will of the Lord will succeed through him.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy sets of seven time periods have been assigned for your people and your holy city. These time periods will serve to bring an end to rebellion, to stop sin, to forgive wrongs, to usher in everlasting righteousness, to put a seal on a prophet’s vision, and to anoint the Most Holy One.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21God had Christ, who was sinless, take our sin so that we might receive God’s approval through him.
• Ephesians 1:6so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
• Revelation 7:9After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands,

Commentaries on Romans 5:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19For, as by one man's disobedience, etc. - The explanation of this verse has been anticipated in the foregoing.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19For … - This verse is not a mere repetition of the former, but it is an explanation. By the former statements it might perhaps be inferred that people were condemned without any guilt or blame of theirs. The apostle in this verse guards against this, and affirms that they are in fact sinners. He affirms that those who are sinners are condemned, and that the sufferings brought in on account of the sin of Adam, are introduced because many were made sinners…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-19Verses 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…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. For, &c.--better, "For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so by the obedience of the One shall the many be made righteous." On this great verse observe: First, By the "obedience" of Christ here is plainly not meant more than what divines call His active obedience, as distinguished from His sufferings and death; it is the entire work of Christ in its obediential character. Our Lord Himself represents even His death as His…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 5:19

• Adam
• Atonement
• Fall of Man
• Grace of God
• Jesus Continued
• Justification
• Salvation
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Abound
• Access
• Adam, a type
• 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