For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Si par l'offense d'un seul la mort a régné par lui seul, à plus forte raison ceux qui reçoivent l'abondance de la grâce et du don de la justice régneront-ils dans la vie par Jésus-Christ lui seul.
KJV
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Diodorus of Tarsus
Fragmenta in epistulam ad Romanos
υτωι της κατ' ανθρωπων βασιλειας πραγματευομενος, αλλα μειζον χαρισμα επιδημησας ο κυριος εχαρισατο. Rom 5,16–17 Ἀντι του προς εν αμαρτημα του Ἀδαμ η δωρεα· μεγαλη γαρ ην και πολλη και τα παντων αμαρτηματα τηι φιλανθρωπιαι υπερβαινουσα, οπερ διδασκων επαγει· το μεν γαρ κριμα εξ ε…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
the Apostles, "approved of infants being admitted to Baptism." I answer that, As the Apostle says ( Rom. 5:17 ), "if by one man's offense death reigned through one," namely Adam, "much more they who receive abundance of grace, and of the gift, and of justice, shall reign in life…
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