Study it in the app“For 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.”
Forγὰρjust asὥσπερthroughδιὰthe disobedienceτῆς παρακοῆςof the oneτοῦ ἑνὸςmanἀνθρώπουthe manyοἱ πολλοίwere madeκατεστάθησανsinners,ἁμαρτωλοὶsoοὕτωςalsoκαὶthroughδιὰthe obedienceτῆς ὑπακοῆςof the oneτοῦ ἑνὸςthe manyοἱ πολλοίwill be madeκατασταθήσονταιrighteous.δίκαιοι
just as
Just as, in the same way as.
Where else “hōsper” appearsdisobedience
Disobedience: failing to listen to what is commanded.
Where else “parakoēs” appearsone
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “henos” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpou” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appearsmake
To cause someone to become something.
Where else “katestathēsan” appearssinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōloi” appearsobedience
Obedience: listening and doing what is commanded.
Where else “hypakoēs” appearsrighteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaioi” appears18So then, as through one trespass the result for all people was condemnation, so also through one act of righteousness the result for all people is a declaration of righteousness of life.
19 · This verse (above)
20Now the law came in alongside so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
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?
