5:18 Consequently, 3 just as condemnation 4 for all people 5 came 6 through one transgression, 7 so too through the one righteous act 8 came righteousness leading to life 9 for all people.
1 tn Or “pattern.”
2 tn Or “disobeyed”; Grk “in the likeness of Adam’s transgression.”
3 tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.
4 tn Grk “[it is] unto condemnation for all people.”
5 tn Here ἀνθρώπους (anqrwpou") has been translated as a generic (“people”) since both men and women are clearly intended in this context.
6 tn There are no verbs in the Greek text of v. 18, forcing translators to supply phrases like “came through one transgression,” “resulted from one transgression,” etc.
7 sn One transgression refers to the sin of Adam in Gen 3:1-24.
8 sn The one righteous act refers to Jesus’ death on the cross.
9 tn Grk “righteousness of life.”