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so that,ἵναjust asὥσπερsinἡ ἁμαρτίαreignedἐβασίλευσενinἐνdeath,τῷ θανάτῳsoοὕτωςalsoκαὶgraceἡ χάριςmight reignβασιλεύσῃthroughδιὰrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςtoεἰςeternalαἰώνιονlifeζωὴνthroughδιὰJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦour Lord.τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν
Romans 5:21
Study it in the app“so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus the Messiah our Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 5:21, word by word
- just asὥσπερhōsper
just as
Just as, in the same way as.
Where else “hōsper” appears- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartia” appears- reignedἐβασίλευσενebasileusen
reign, be king
Reign, be king, rule; also begin to reign.
Where else “ebasileusen” appears- deathθανάτῳthanatōi
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatōi” appears- graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēs
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēs” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
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” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- our Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
20Now the law came in alongside so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
21 · This verse (above)
To study Romans 5 in a group
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?