Romans 5

Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by trust, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

through whom we have also obtained access by trust into this grace in which we stand, and so we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

And not only that, but we also boast in our hardships, knowing that hardship produces endurance;

and endurance, character; and character, hope;

and hope does not disappoint us, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit that was given to us.

For while we were still helpless, at the proper time Christ died in place of the ungodly.

For rarely will someone die in place of a righteous person; though in place of a good person perhaps someone would even be brave enough to die.

But God demonstrates his own love toward us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died in our place.

Therefore, since we have now been declared righteous by his blood, we can be much more certain that we will be saved from the wrath through him.

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, we can be much more certain that, since we have been reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

And not only that, but we also continue to boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.

And it is needed for this reason; just as through one man sin entered the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all humankind for all sinned—

for sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to one’s account when there is no law.

Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in a similar way to Adam’s transgression, who is a type of the Coming One.

But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if many died through the transgression of one man, we can be much more certain that the grace of God and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflowed to the many.

And the gift is not like what came through the one who sinned. For on the one hand, judgment came from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand, the free gift came after many transgressions resulting in righteousness.

For if by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through that one man, we can be much more certain that those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one man—Jesus Christ.

So then, just as through one transgression the result was condemnation for all people, so also through one righteous act the result was righteousness that brings life for all people.

For just as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Now, the law came in so that the transgression would increase, but where sin increased, grace increased even more,

so that, just as sin reigned by means of death, so also grace will reign through righteousness resulting in life in the age to come through Jesus Christ our Lord.