Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
so that just as sin had reigned by death, so His favor too might reign in right standing with God which issues in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
New American Standard Bible
so that, as
King James Version
That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Holman Bible
so that, just as sin reigned in death,
International Standard Version
so that, just as sin ruled by bringing death, so also grace might rule by bringing justification that results in eternal life through Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.
A Conservative Version
so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign, through righteousness, for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
American Standard Version
that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amplified
so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
An Understandable Version
This was so that just as sin ruled [over mankind], causing [physical] death, even so God's unearned favor would rule [over mankind], providing [them with] righteousness, and leading to never ending life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Anderson New Testament
that as sin has reigned, ending in death, so might grace reign by justification, ending in life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Bible in Basic English
That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Common New Testament
so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Daniel Mace New Testament
that as sin prevailed unto death, even so might the divine favour prevail by righteousness unto eternal life, thro' Jesus Christ our Lord.
Darby Translation
in order that, even as sin has reigned in the power of death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Godbey New Testament
in order that as sin reigned through death, so may grace reign also through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Goodspeed New Testament
so that just as sin had reigned through death, mercy might reign through uprightness and bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John Wesley New Testament
That as sin had reigned through death, so grace also might reign through righteousness to eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Julia Smith Translation
That as sin reigned in death, so grace might reign by justice to life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
King James 2000
That as sin has reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Lexham Expanded Bible
so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Modern King James verseion
so that as sin has reigned to death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That as sin had reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by the help of Jesus Christ.
Moffatt New Testament
so that, while sin had reigned the reign of death, grace might also reign with a righteousness that ends in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Montgomery New Testament
in order that as sin has ruled as king in death, so also grace might rule as king in righteousness which issues in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,??urs!
NET Bible
so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
New Heart English Bible
that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Noyes New Testament
that as sin reigned in death, so grace might reign through righteousness to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Sawyer New Testament
that as sin reigned in death, so the grace shall reign through righteousness in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Emphasized Bible
In order that - just as sin reigned in death, so, also, favour, might reign through righteousness unto life age-abiding, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that as sin had reigned by death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto life eternal by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In order than, just as Sin had reigned in the realm of Death, so, too, might Loving-kindness reign through righteousness, and result in Immortal Life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Webster
That as sin hath reigned to death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Weymouth New Testament
in order that as sin has exercised kingly sway in inflicting death, so grace, too, may exercise kingly sway in bestowing a righteousness which results in the Life of the Ages through Jesus Christ our Lord.
World English Bible
that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Worrell New Testament
that, as sin reigned in death, so also might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Worsley New Testament
so grace might reign through righteousness, unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Youngs Literal Translation
that even as the sin did reign in the death, so also the grace may reign, through righteousness, to life age-during, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Themes
Adam » The first man. Creation of » Temptation and sin of
Christ » Life, the » Life everlasting
death » How death entered into the world
Grace » Described as » Sovereign
Justification before God » Under the gospel » Is of grace
Life » Christ » Life everlasting
Christ the Life » Life everlasting
Topics
Interlinear
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Eis
Usage: 1267
Dia
Aionios
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 5:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Death Came Through Adam But Life Comes Through Christ
20 Then law crept in to multiply the offense. Though sin has multiplied, yet God's favor has surpassed it and overflowed, 21 so that just as sin had reigned by death, so His favor too might reign in right standing with God which issues in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Cross References
Romans 5:14
And yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the way Adam had, against a positive command. For Adam was a figure of Him who was to come.
John 1:16-17
For from His bounty we have all received spiritual blessing after spiritual blessing.
Romans 5:12
So here is the comparison: As through one man sin came into the world, and death as the consequence of sin, and death spread to all men; because all men sinned.
Romans 6:23
For the wages paid by sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Titus 2:11
For God's favor has appeared with its offer of salvation to all mankind,
John 10:28
and I give to them eternal life, and they shall never get lost, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
Romans 4:13
For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants, that he should own the world, was not conditioned on the law, but on the right standing he had with God through faith.
Romans 5:17
For if by one man's offense death reigned through that one, to a much greater degree will those who continue to receive the overflow of His unmerited favor and His gift of right standing with Himself, reign in real life through One, Jesus Christ.
Romans 6:12
Accordingly, sin must not continue to reign over your mortal bodies, so as to make you continue to obey their evil desires,
Romans 6:14
For sin must not any longer exert its mastery over you, for now you are not living as slaves to law but as subjects to God's favor.
Romans 6:16
Do you not know that when you habitually offer yourselves to anyone for obedience to him, you are slaves to that one whom you are in the habit of obeying, whether it is the slavery to sin whose end is death or to obedience whose end is right-doing?
Romans 8:10
But if Christ lives in you, although your bodies must die because of sin, your spirits are now enjoying life because of right standing with God.
Hebrews 4:16
So let us continue coming with courage to the throne of God's unmerited favor to obtain His mercy and to find His spiritual strength to help us when we need it.
1 Peter 5:10
And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have obtained the same precious faith that we have:
1 John 2:25
And the very thing that He Himself has promised us is eternal life.
1 John 5:11-13
And this testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and this life is given through union with His Son.