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Romans 5:12 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Romans 5:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 5 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ
“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: for that: or, in whom”
Romans 5:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin—Paul begins the crucial Adam-Christ typology extending through verse 21. The διὰ τοῦτο (dia touto, 'wherefore/therefore') connects to preceding arguments about justification and introduces comparison: as one man (Adam) brought condemnation, one Man (Christ) brings justification. The historical entrance of ἁμαρτία (hamartia, 'sin') through Adam establishes universal human guilt; death (θάνατος, thanatos) follows as sin's penalty (Genesis 2:17, 3:19).And so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned (καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάν...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 5:12
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“the resurrection of the dead also came by man.”
“even so through the obedience of the one”
“but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
“and fall short of the glory of God;”
“when it has conceived”
“you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die.,But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.,וּמֵעֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְךָ מִמֶּנּוּ מוֹת תָּמוּת׃ ,but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. a Heb. Hiddekel.”
“I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.”
“for out of it you were taken. For you are dust”
“we deceive ourselves”
“and that it was a delight to the eyes”