Romans 5:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore, 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.”
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“Therefore, 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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 5:12 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
- Genesis 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
- Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
- Genesis 3:22Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
- Psalms 51:5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
- Ezekiel 18:4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
- Romans 3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- Romans 5:14Nevertheless, 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.
- Romans 5:19For 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.
- Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 15:21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
- James 1:15Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
- James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- 1 John 1:8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- Revelation 20:14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
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