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But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. <a href="/esv/romans/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. <a href="/bsb/romans/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For 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. <a href="/blb/romans/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For as indeed 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. <a href="/kjv/romans/5.htm">King James Bible</a> For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. <a href="/nkjv/romans/5.htm">New King James Version</a> For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. <a href="/nasb_/romans/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. <a href="/nasb/romans/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> For as through the one man&#8217s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. <a href="/nasb77/romans/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. <a href="/lsb/romans/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were appointed sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be appointed righteous. <a href="/amp/romans/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For just as through one man’s disobedience [his failure to hear, his carelessness] the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of the one Man the many will be made righteous and acceptable to God and brought into right standing with Him. <a href="/csb/romans/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For just as through one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. <a href="/hcsb/romans/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For just as through one man&#8217s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the one man&#8217s obedience the many will be made righteous. <a href="/asv/romans/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous. <a href="/cev/romans/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Adam disobeyed God and caused many others to be sinners. But Jesus obeyed him and will make many people acceptable to God. <a href="/erv/romans/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous. <a href="/gwt/romans/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Clearly, through one person's disobedience humanity became sinful, and through one person's obedience humanity will receive God's approval. <a href="/gnt/romans/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> And just as all people were made sinners as the result of the disobedience of one man, in the same way they will all be put right with God as the result of the obedience of the one man. <a href="/isv/romans/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> For just as through one man's disobedience many people were made sinners, so also through one man's obedience many people will be made righteous. <a href="/msb/romans/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For 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. <a href="/net/romans/5.htm">NET Bible</a> For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous. <a href="/nheb/romans/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For as through the one man's disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous. <a href="/wbt/romans/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. <a href="/wey/romans/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For as through the disobedience of the one individual the mass of mankind were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the mass of mankind will be constituted righteous. <a href="/web/romans/5.htm">World English Bible</a> For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the One, will the many be constituted righteous. <a href="/blb/romans/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For as indeed 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. <a href="/ylt/romans/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous. <a href="/slt/romans/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For as by one man's disobedience many were constituted sinful, so also by the obedience of one shall many be constituted just.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners; so also by the obedience of one, many shall be made just. <a href="/cpdv/romans/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For, just as through the disobedience of one man, many were established as sinners, so also through the obedience of one man, many shall be established as just. <a href="/nabre/romans/5.htm">New American Bible</a> For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For just as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one man, shall many be made righteous. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For just as because of the disobedience of one man the many became sinners, so also because of the obedience of The One the many become righteous.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For as by the disobedience of the one man the many have been made sinners, so, also, by the obedience of the one, the many shall be made righteous.<CM> <a href="/godbey/romans/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> for as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners, so also by the obedience of one man shall many be made righteous. <a href="/haweis/romans/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For as by the disobedience of one man the many were constituted sinners; so also by the obedience of one shall the many be constituted righteous. <a href="/mace/romans/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for as by one man's disobedience many receiv'd the punishment of sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many receive the reward of the righteous. <a href="/wey/romans/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For as through the disobedience of the one individual the mass of mankind were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the mass of mankind will be constituted righteous. <a href="/worrell/romans/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For as, through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners; so also through the obedience of the One, shall the many be constituted righteous. <a href="/worsley/romans/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners; so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous. <a href="/parallel/romans/5-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=1277" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/5.htm">Death in Adam, Life in Christ</a> …18So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men. 19<a href="/greek/5618.htm" title="5618: hōsper (Adv) -- Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.">For just as</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3876.htm" title="3876: parakoēs (N-GFS) -- Disobedience, imperfect hearing. From parakouo; inattention, i.e. disobedience.">disobedience</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: henos (Adj-GMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polloi (Adj-NMP) -- Much, many; often. ">many</a> <a href="/greek/2525.htm" title="2525: katestathēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- From kata and histemi; to place down, i.e. to designate, constitute, convoy.">were made</a> <a href="/greek/268.htm" title="268: hamartōloi (Adj-NMP) -- Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner.">sinners,</a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">so</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5218.htm" title="5218: hypakoēs (N-GFS) -- Obedience, submissiveness, compliance. From hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. compliance or submission.">obedience</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: henos (Adj-GMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one man</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polloi (Adj-NMP) -- Much, many; often. ">many</a> <a href="/greek/2525.htm" title="2525: katastathēsontai (V-FIP-3P) -- From kata and histemi; to place down, i.e. to designate, constitute, convoy.">will be made</a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaioi (Adj-NMP) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">righteous.</a> 20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">1 Corinthians 15:21-22</a> For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45-49</a> So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. / The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual. / The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. ... <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a> And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. <a href="/hebrews/5-8.htm">Hebrews 5:8-9</a> Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. / And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a> After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a> He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” <a href="/1_john/3-5.htm">1 John 3:5</a> But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a> God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. <a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a> just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a> I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a> And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. / Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. / By 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.” <a href="/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16-17</a> And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, / but 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.” <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5-6</a> But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a> And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.as by one.<a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-14</a> 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: … so by.<a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a> Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand… <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24</a> Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.<a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a> For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/12-14.htm">Constituted</a> <a href="/romans/5-14.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/romans/3-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/romans/5-13.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/romans/5-17.htm">Individual</a> <a href="/romans/2-27.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/romans/5-15.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/romans/5-15.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/romans/3-28.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/romans/5-18.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/romans/4-21.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/5-18.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/3-2.htm">Constituted</a> <a href="/romans/11-30.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/romans/6-2.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Individual</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-19.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-14.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/romans/5-21.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 5</div>1. <a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Being justified by faith, we have peace with God;</a> 2. <a href="/romans/5-2.htm">and joy in our hope;</a> 8. <a href="/romans/5-8.htm">that since we were reconciled by his blood, when we were enemies;</a> 10. <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">we shall much more be saved, being reconciled.</a> 12. <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">As sin and death came by Adam;</a> 17. <a href="/romans/5-17.htm">so much more righteousness and life by Jesus Christ.</a> 20. <a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Where sin abounded, grace did superabound.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For just as through the disobedience of the one man This phrase refers to Adam, whose disobedience in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3) led to the fall of humanity. Adam's act of eating the forbidden fruit is seen as the original sin, which introduced sin and death into the world. This concept is foundational in understanding the doctrine of original sin, which posits that all humans inherit a sinful nature due to Adam's transgression. Theologically, Adam is often viewed as a "type" of Christ, serving as a representative head of humanity, whose actions have consequences for all his descendants.the many were made sinners The term "the many" refers to all of humanity, indicating the universal impact of Adam's sin. This phrase underscores the idea that sin is not just an individual act but a condition that affects all people. The concept of being "made sinners" suggests a legal or positional standing before God, where humanity is seen as guilty and in need of redemption. This aligns with passages like <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a>, which speaks of being sinful from birth, and <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, which states that all have sinned.so also through the obedience of the one man This refers to Jesus Christ, whose life and sacrificial death are seen as acts of perfect obedience to God. Unlike Adam, Jesus lived a sinless life and fulfilled the law completely (<a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a>). His obedience is often highlighted in passages such as <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>, which describes Jesus humbling Himself and becoming obedient to death on a cross. This obedience is central to the Christian understanding of atonement and redemption.the many will be made righteous This phrase speaks to the transformative power of Christ's obedience, which offers justification and righteousness to all who believe in Him. The "many" here refers to those who accept Christ's sacrifice and are justified by faith, as explained in <a href="/romans/3-22.htm">Romans 3:22-24</a>. This righteousness is not earned but is imputed to believers, meaning it is credited to their account because of Christ's work. This concept is foundational to the doctrine of justification by faith, a key tenet of Christian theology, and is echoed in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>, which states that believers become the righteousness of God in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/adam.htm">Adam</a> The first man created by God, whose disobedience in the Garden of Eden led to the fall of humanity and the introduction of sin into the world. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The Son of God, whose obedience unto death on the cross provides the means for humanity's justification and righteousness. 3. <a href="/topical/g/garden_of_eden.htm">Garden of Eden</a> The place where Adam's disobedience occurred, resulting in the fall of man. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_cross.htm">The Cross</a> The event and place where Jesus' obedience was fully realized, offering redemption to mankind. 5. <a href="/topical/h/humanity.htm">Humanity</a> Represented by "the many," who are affected by both Adam's disobedience and Christ's obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_one_man's_actions.htm">The Impact of One Man's Actions</a> Adam's disobedience had a profound impact on all of humanity, illustrating the far-reaching consequences of sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_obedience.htm">The Power of Obedience</a> Jesus' obedience demonstrates the transformative power of aligning with God's will, offering redemption and righteousness to many. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_choice.htm">The Role of Choice</a> Both Adam and Jesus made choices with significant outcomes, reminding us of the importance of our daily decisions in following God's path. <a href="/topical/r/righteousness_through_faith.htm">Righteousness Through Faith</a> Just as sin entered through one man, righteousness is available through faith in Jesus Christ, emphasizing the grace of God. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_obedience.htm">Living in Obedience</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to live in obedience, reflecting His righteousness in our lives and impacting those around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 5</a> <a href="/q/how_do_romans_5_19_and_ezekiel_18_align.htm">Romans 5:19 implies many are made sinners by Adam’s disobedience, so how does this align with Ezekiel 18’s insistence on individual moral accountability?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_christ's_obedience.htm">What are Christ's active and passive obedience?</a> <a href="/q/do_we_inherit_sin_from_adam.htm">Do we inherit sin from Adam?</a> <a href="/q/is_atheism_a_religion.htm">What are Christ's active and passive obedience?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Many were made sinners.--The many, or mankind collectively, were placed in the position of sinners.Obedience.--This term is chosen in contradistinction to the disobedience of Adam. The obedience of Christ was an element in the atonement. (Comp. <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm" title="And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.">Philippians 2:8</a>, where it is said that he "became obedient unto death;" and <a href="/hebrews/10-7.htm" title="Then said I, See, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do your will, O God.">Hebrews 10:7</a>, "Lo, I come to do thy will, O God," specially in connection with the atonement.) But if we interpret St. Paul by himself, we must not see in it the sole element to the exclusion of the "propitiatory sacrifice" of <a href="/romans/3-25.htm" title="Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;">Romans 3:25</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm" title="In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;">Ephesians 1:7</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-2.htm" title="And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling smell.">Ephesians 5:2</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/2-6.htm" title="Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.">1Timothy 2:6</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One shall the many be made righteous. As to the significance of οἱ πολλοὶ, see under ver. 15. The phrase, if taken as equivalent to πάντες, would seem here to imply even more than in ver. 15; for there it was only said that "the gift... abounded unto the many;" here an actual result is expressed by the future, δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται. But even so the universality of final salvation need not necessarily follow. The phrase is, "shall be constituted righteous," and might only mean that all will be put into the position of justified persons, capable as such of salvation, just as all had, through the first transgression, been put into the position of sinners, liable as such to condemnation; and the future tense might be taken to denote the continuance, through all future ages, of the availing effect of the accomplished atonement. Further, it may be remarked that if universal final salvation did seem to follow from the passage before us, it would still have to be understood consistently with the purport of ch. 6, 7, and 8, which follow. In them the practical result to the believer of his justification through Christ is treated; and renunciation of sin, "living after the Spirit," is postulated as the condition for attaining the life eternal. Hence, if the doctrine of "eternal hope" be sound (and who can fail to desire that it should be so?), it must be to some unknown reconciliation beyond the limits of the present life that we must look in the case of those who have not fulfilled the necessary conditions here. Thus, further, the doctrine cannot legitimately be allowed to affect our view of our responsibilities now. To us the only doctrine distinctly revealed on the subject of salvation is that it is in this present life that we are to make our "calling and election sure." Two ways are put before us - the way of life, and the way of death; the one leading to ζωὴ αἰώνιος, the other to κόλασις αἰώνιος. In vers. 6-10 (as elsewhere, see note on Romans 3:25) it was through the death, the blood, of Christ that we were said to have been reconciled to God; here it is through his obedience, opposed to the disobedience of Adam. Though the doctrine of the atonement, in all its depth, is beyond our comprehension now (see above on ver. 9), yet it is important for us to observe the various aspects in which it is presented to us in Scripture. Here the idea suggested is that of Christ, as the Representative of humanity, satisfying Divine righteousness by perfect obedience to the Divine will, and thus offering to God for man what man had lest the power of offering (cf. <a href="/psalms/40-10.htm">Psalm 40:10</a>, "Lo, I come to fulfil thy will, O my God;" and <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-9.htm">Hebrews 10:9</a>, et seq.; also <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>, "became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross"). <a href="/commentaries/romans/5-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For just as ὥσπερ (hōsper) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5618.htm">Strong's 5618: </a> Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. disobedience παρακοῆς (parakoēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> Disobedience, imperfect hearing. From parakouo; inattention, i.e. disobedience. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. one ἑνὸς (henos) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. man ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. many πολλοί (polloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. were made κατεστάθησαν (katestathēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2525.htm">Strong's 2525: </a> From kata and histemi; to place down, i.e. to designate, constitute, convoy. sinners, ἁμαρτωλοὶ (hamartōloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_268.htm">Strong's 268: </a> Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner. so οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm">Strong's 3779: </a> Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. obedience ὑπακοῆς (hypakoēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5218.htm">Strong's 5218: </a> Obedience, submissiveness, compliance. From hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. compliance or submission. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. one [man] ἑνὸς (henos) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. many πολλοί (polloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. will be made κατασταθήσονται (katastathēsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2525.htm">Strong's 2525: </a> From kata and histemi; to place down, i.e. to designate, constitute, convoy. righteous. δίκαιοι (dikaioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/romans/5-19.htm">NT Letters: Romans 5:19 For as through the one man's disobedience (Rom. 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