Romans 5:19 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 5:19

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.

BSB

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ASV

For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

KJV

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

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Commentary

2 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book III (202)

For as by the disobedience of the one man who was originally moulded from virgin soil, the many were made sinners, and forfeited life; so was it necessary that, by the obedience of one man, who was originally born from a virgin, many should be justified and receive salvation. Thus, then, was the Word of God made man, as also Moses says: "God, true are His works." But if, not having been made flesh, He did appear as if flesh, His work was not a true one.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

As by the disobedience of one man many (that is, all men) were constituted sinners - Being then in the loins of their first parent, the common head and representative of them all. So by the obedience of one - By his obedience unto death; by his dying for us. Shall be constituted righteous - Justified, pardoned.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

First, By the offence and disobedience of one many were made sinners, and judgment came upon all men to condemnation. That Adam's sin was disobedience, disobedience to a plain and express command: and it was a command of trial. The thing he did was therefore evil because it was forbidden, and not otherwise; but this opened the door to other sins, though itself seemingly small.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For ... - 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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὥσπερ	hōsper	For as	G5618 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
παρακοῆς	parakoēs	disobedience	G3876 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
ἑνὸς	henos	one	G1520 →
ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	man	G444 →
ἁμαρτωλοὶ	hamartōloi	sinners	G268 →
κατεστάθησαν	katestathēsan	were made	G2525 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
πολλοί,	polloi	many,	G4183 →
οὕτως	houtōs	so	G3779 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ὑπακοῆς	hupakoēs	obedience	G5218 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
ἑνὸς	henos	One	G1520 →
δίκαιοι	dikaioi	righteous	G1342 →
κατασταθήσονται	katastathēsontai	will be made	G2525 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
πολλοί.¶	polloi	many.	G4183 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:18
  For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 2:22–24
  “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Galatians 3:13
  Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
  It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- 1 John 3:5
  But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
Through
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:21–22
  For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
- Romans 6:23
  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Through
Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
leads to
- John 10:18
  No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans