Romans 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”

Romans 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Romans 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Romans 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.”

Romans 5:18 — World English Bible

Romans 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.”

Romans 5:18 — American Standard Version

Romans 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“So, then, as through one offence to all men <FI>it is<Fi> to condemnation, so also through one declaration of `Righteous' <FI>it is<Fi> to all men to justification of life;”

Romans 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Romans 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“so then as [it was] by one offence towards all men to condemnation, so by one righteousness towards all men for justification of life.”

Romans 5:18 — Darby Translation

Romans 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Likewise then as by the offence of one, the fault came on all men to condemnation, so by the iustifying of one, the benefite abounded toward all men to the iustification of life.”

Romans 5:18 — Geneva Bible

Romans 5:18 in Context — Romans 5

16 Ni tampoco de la manera que por un pecado, [así] también el don: porque el juicio á la verdad [vino] de un [pecado] para condenación, mas la gracia [vino] de muchos delitos para justificación.

17 Porque, si por un delito reinó la muerte por uno, mucho más reinarán en vida por un Jesucristo los que reciben la abundancia de la gracia, y del don de la justicia.

18 Así que, de la manera que por un delito [vino la culpa] á todos los hombres para condenación, así por una justicia [vino la gracia] á todos los hombres para justificación de vida.

19 Porque como por la desobediencia de un hombre los muchos fueron constituídos pecadores, así por la obediencia de uno los muchos serán constituídos justos.

20 La ley empero entró para que el pecado creciese; mas cuando el pecado creció, sobrepujó la gracia;

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