Study it in the app“And 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.”
Andκαὶthe free giftτὸ δώρημαis notοὐχlikeὡςwhat camethroughδι’the oneἑνὸςwho sinned;ἁμαρτήσαντοςforγὰρthe judgmentτὸ κρίμαcamefromἐξoneἑνὸςforεἰςcondemnation,κατάκριμαbutδὲthe giftτὸ χάρισμαfromἐκmanyπολλῶνtrespassesπαραπτωμάτωνforεἰςa sentence of righteousness.δικαίωμα
gift
Gift: what is given freely.
Where else “dōrēma” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “henos” appearssin
Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.
Where else “hamartēsantos” appearsjudgment
A judge's decision, like God's verdict.
Where else “krima” appearscondemnation
Condemnation: a sentence of punishment.
Where else “katakrima” appearsgift
Gift: a free gift of God's grace, including the abilities he gives for serving others.
Where else “charisma” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollōn” appearsoffense, wrongdoing
Offense, false step, transgression.
Where else “paraptōmatōn” appearsverdict
A verdict that declares someone righteous.
Where else “dikaiōma” appears15But 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus the Messiah.
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?
