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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 5:12
Wherefore. The section which now follows is one of the most
difficult in the Bible to explain clearly in the compass of a few
words. It opens up one of the profoundest questions of theology. The
"wherefore" refers to the reconciliation (atonement) of Christ spoken
of in Romans 5:11. Christ's work of atonement and the effect of Adam's
sins are contrasted.
As by one man. By the sin of Adam.
Sin entered into the world. The world of mankind is meant.
Death by sin. Death was led in by sin. Had there been no sin,
there had been no death. "The tree of life stood in the midst of the
garden" (Genesis 2:9).
So death passed upon all men. As the result of one man's sin.
For that all have sinned. The personal sins of responsible
persons are not now spoken of, but all the race sinned in Adam, its
representative, infants, idiots, and all. Hence all die.
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Romans 5:12
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