Study it in the app“But not as the trespass, so also is the gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of the one man Jesus the Messiah abound for the many.”
ButἈλλ’notοὐχasὡςthe trespass,τὸ παράπτωμαsoοὕτωςalsoκαὶisthe gift.τὸ χάρισμαForγὰρifεἰby the trespassτῷ παραπτώματιof the oneτοῦ ἑνὸςthe manyοἱ πολλοὶdied,ἀπέθανονmuchπολλῷmoreμᾶλλονdid the graceἡ χάριςof Godτοῦ θεοῦandκαὶthe free giftἡ δωρεὰbyἐνthe graceχάριτι τῇof the oneτοῦ ἑνὸςmanἀνθρώπουJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦaboundἐπερίσσευσενforεἰςthe many.τοὺς πολλοὺς
offense, wrongdoing
Offense, false step, transgression.
Where else “paraptōma” appearsgift
Gift: a free gift of God's grace, including the abilities he gives for serving others.
Where else “charisma” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “henos” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appearsdie
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanon” appearsmore
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appearsgrace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsgift
Gift; what is given freely, without being paid for or earned.
Where else “dōrea” appearssomeone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpou” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appearsabound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “eperisseusen” appears14Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a figure of the one who was to come.
15 · This verse (above)
16And the free gift is not like what came through the one who sinned; for the judgment came from one for condemnation, but the gift from many trespasses for a sentence of righteousness.
1. What it says
What does Paul say God showed while we were still sinners? (v. 8)
2. What it means
Paul says affliction produces perseverance, then proven character, then hope (vv. 3-4). How do you understand that chain?
3. How I live it
Paul speaks of peace with God and of hope (vv. 1-2). What can you do today to live with more peace and hope?
