Romans 5

 

1 Therefore, being justified (unto life) by (the) faith (of Jesus Christ, which keeps our hearts blameless from the accusation that comes from death that we are not the children of God), (whereby) we have peace (and unity) with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

 

2 By whom also we have access through (the) faith into this grace wherein we (receive strength to) stand and rejoice in (the sure) hope of the glory of God (to be revealed in us).

 

3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that (in the midst of) tribulation (this faith) works patience;

 

4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

 

5 And (the sure) hope (of His glory revealed in us) makes us not ashamed (when death and tribulation come to us), because the love of God (whereby He poured out His life for us) is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.

 

6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ (through the eternal Spirit offered Himself up and) died for the ungodly (those without hope or reverential fear of God).

 

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some would even dare to die.

 

8 But God demonstrated His (great) love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners (enslaved by death), Christ (offered Himself up and) died for us.

 

9 Much more therefore, having been now justified by His blood, we shall be delivered by Him from (death and the) wrath (against death on the last day).

 

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled (back to peace where we can find unity with God), shall we be saved by (abiding in) His life.

 

11 And not only (being reconciled to the glory which is to come) but also rejoicing now (boasting) in (our union to) God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received (restoration and unity in) the atonement (which gives us the certainty of the same bodily immortality).

 

12 Wherefore, just as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death (entered) through sin (the transgression which missed the mark of God's way unto life); and so, death passed on all men, because (in Adam joining mankind in union to death) all have sinned (falling short of the glory of God even immortality in their flesh):

 

13 {Because until the law (was given to Moses) sin was in the world: but sin is not charged (as the thing responsible for death) when there is no law.

 

14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those that had not sinned after the similarity of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of Him that was to come (the former destructive and the latter redeeming man back to their proper image and the way unto the tree of life).

 

15 But also the free gift is not like the trespass. For if through the trespass of the one (man Adam) many died, much more by the grace of God (coming in the flesh), and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ (the God man), shall many superabound (over death unto everlasting life).

 

16 And the free gift is not like it was by the one who transgressed (the way unto life): for by one was the judgment which brought the condemnation (of death), but the free gift is the justification (that you are as you ought to be by looking to the equitable deed of Christ in crying out to the Father which brings the certainty) of life from many offenses.

 

17 For if by one man's (Adam's) offense death reigned by one; much more all those who (lay hold of and) receive the abundance of grace (available to all men) and of the gift of (His) righteousness (the only life He ever saw fitting for us, His children) shall (superabound over death and) reign in (the power of an indestructible) life by one, Jesus Christ.}

 

18 Therefore, just as by the trespass of one, the judgment of death (and condemnation) was to all men, even so by the righteous (act) of one (Jesus Christ) the free gift has come to all men to justification of life.

 

19 For as by one man's disobedience (of the way unto life) many were made sinners (enslaved by the death which entered), so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous (free from death unto immortality in their flesh).

 

20 Moreover, the law entered, so that the transgression (might be clearly seen as the thing that made death) abound. But where sin abounded, (the) grace (and strength of God which came in dying flesh) did superabound (over the death):

 

21 So that just as the trespass has reigned in death, even so might (the) grace (of God) reign through justification unto eternal life (and bodily immortality) by (the resurrection of) Jesus Christ our Lord.