Romans 5

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The Triumph of Faith

¹Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have^a peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

²through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice^a in the hope of the glory of God.

²through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in hope of the glory of God.

³Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

³And not only so, but also we boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;

⁴perseverance, character; and character, hope.

⁴and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

⁵And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

⁵And hope does not put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, the One having been given to us.

Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly

⁶For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

⁶Still indeed Christ, in our still being weak, according to the right time, died for the ungodly.

⁷Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.

⁷For hardly anyone will die for a righteous man, though for the good man perhaps someone would even dare to die.

⁸But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

⁸But God demonstrates His own love to us, that in our being still sinners, Christ died for us.

⁹Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

⁹Therefore much more, having been justified now by His blood, we will be saved by Him from wrath!

¹⁰For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

¹⁰For if, being enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we will be saved in His life!

¹¹Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

¹¹And not only so, but also we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we now received reconciliation.

Death in Adam, Life in Christ

¹²Therefore, 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.

¹²Because of this, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, so also death passed through to all men, because all sinned.

¹³For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.

¹³For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed, there being no law.

¹⁴Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.

¹⁴Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those not having sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the coming One.

¹⁵But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!

¹⁵But not as the trespass, so also is the gracious gift; for if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more the grace of God and the gift in grace, that of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded to the many!

¹⁶Again, 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.

¹⁶And not as through one having sinned is the gift; for indeed the judgment out of one is to condemnation; but the gracious gift out of many trespasses is to justification.

¹⁷For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!

¹⁷For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one, much more will those receiving the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

¹⁸So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.

¹⁸So then, just as through one trespass is condemnation to all men so also through one righteous act is justification of life to all men.

¹⁹For 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.

¹⁹For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.

²⁰The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

²⁰And the law entered so that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace overabounded,

²¹so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²¹so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.