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Romans 5:16

Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.

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ASV

And not as through one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment came of one unto condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses unto justification.

KJV

And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

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ἑνὸςhenosoneG1520 →
ἁμαρτήσαντοςhamartēsantoshaving sinnedG264 →
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δώρημα·dōrēmagift;G1434 →
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γὰρgarforG1063 →
κρίμαkrimajudgment [was]G2917 →
ἐξexofG1537 →
ἑνὸςhenosoneG1520 →
εἰςeis[was] untoG1519 →
κατάκριμα,katakrimacondemnation,G2631 →
τὸto<the>G3588 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
χάρισμαcharismathe giftG5486 →
ἐκek[is] out ofG1537 →
πολλῶνpollōnmanyG4183 →
παραπτωμάτωνparaptōmatōntrespassesG3900 →
εἰςeisuntoG1519 →
δικαίωμα.¶dikaiōmajustification.G1345 →

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Acts 13:38–39Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.James 2:10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.1 Timothy 1:13–16I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”1 Corinthians 11:32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.1 Corinthians 6:9–11Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,Ezekiel 33:16None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.Genesis 3:6–19When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.Luke 7:47–50Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

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