Roma 5:16

5:16 And the gift is not like the one who sinned. ¹  For judgment, resulting from the one transgression, ²  led to condemnation, but ³  the gracious gift from the many failures ⁴  led to justification.

Roma 5:15

5:15 But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. ⁵  For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, ⁶  how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!

[5:16]  ¹ tn Grk “and not as through the one who sinned [is] the gift.”

[5:16]  ² tn The word “transgression” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.

[5:16]  ³ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[5:16]  ⁴ tn Or “falls, trespasses,” the same word used in vv. 15, 17, 18, 20.

[5:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “but not as the transgression, so also [is] the gracious gift.”

[5:15]  ⁶ sn Here the one man refers to Adam (cf. 5:14).