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Romans 5:16

Romans 5:16
And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift,.... The apostle goes on with the dissimilitude between the effects…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And not ... - This is the second point in which the effects of the work of Christ differ from the sin of Adam The first…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And not as it was by one that sinned - That is, the judicial act that followed Adam's sin (the sentence of death…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Romans 5:6-21

The apostle here describes the fountain and foundation of justification, laid in the death of the Lord Jesus. The…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

And not, &c. The line of thought here is less difficult if we take Rom 5:17 in close connexion, and read the words from…