Parallel Verses English Standard Version For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. King James Bible For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. American Standard Version For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous. Douay-Rheims Bible For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners; so also by the obedience of one, many shall be made just. English Revised Version For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous. Webster's Bible Translation For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Weymouth New Testament For as through the disobedience of the one individual the mass of mankind were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the mass of mankind will be constituted righteous. Romans 5:19 Parallel Commentary Vincent's Word StudiesDisobedience (παρακοῆς) Only here, 2 Corinthians 10:6; Hebrews 9:2. The kindred verb παραλούω to neglect, Rev., refuse, occurs Matthew 18:17. From παρά aside, amiss, and ἀκούω to hear, sometimes with the accompanying sense of heeding, and so nearly equals obey. Παρακοή is therefore, primarily, a failing to hear or hearing amiss. Bengel remarks that the word very appositely points out the first step in Adam's fall - carelessness, as the beginning of a city's capture is the remissness of the guards. Were made (κατεστάθησαν) See on James 3:6. Used elsewhere by Paul only at Titus 1:5, in the sense of to appoint to office or position. This is its most frequent use in the New Testament. See Matthew 24:25; Acts 6:3; Acts 7:10; Hebrews 5:1, etc. The primary meaning being to set down, it is used in classical Greek of bringing to a place, as a ship to the land, or a man to a place or person; hence to bring before a magistrate (Acts 17:15). From this comes the meaning to set down as, i.e., to declare or show to be; or to constitute, make to be. So 2 Peter 1:8; James 4:4; James 3:6. The exact meaning in this passage is disputed. The following are the principal explanations: 1. Set down in a declarative sense; declared to be. 2. Placed in the category of sinners because of a vital connection with the first tranegressor. 3. Became sinners; were made. This last harmonizes with sinned in Romans 5:12. The disobedience of Adam is thus declared to have been the occasion of the death of all, because it is the occasion of their sin; but the precise nature of this relation is not explained. Obedience (ὑπακοῆς) Note the play on the words, parakoe, hypokoe, disobedience, obedience. Ὑπακοή obedience, is also derived from ἀκούω to hear (see on disobedience) and ὑπό beneath, the idea being submission to what one hears. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as by one. so by. Cross References Isaiah 53:11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-- Romans 5:15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. Romans 5:18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. Romans 11:32 For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all. Philippians 2:8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Jump to Previous Constituted Disobedience Great Indeed Individual Keeping Mankind Mass Numbers Obedience Righteous Righteousness Sinners Word WrongdoingJump to Next Constituted Disobedience Great Indeed Individual Keeping Mankind Mass Numbers Obedience Righteous Righteousness Sinners Word WrongdoingLinks Romans 5:19 NIVRomans 5:19 NLT Romans 5:19 ESV Romans 5:19 NASB Romans 5:19 KJV Romans 5:19 Bible Apps Romans 5:19 Biblia Paralela Romans 5:19 Chinese Bible Romans 5:19 French Bible Romans 5:19 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |