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Romans 5:12–13

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Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
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From verse 12

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:21–22Rank 1 from verse 12
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    21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

    22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

  2. Romans 5:19Rank 2 from verse 12
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    19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

  3. Romans 6:23Rank 3 from verse 12
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    23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

  4. Romans 3:23Rank 4 from verse 12
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    23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

  5. James 1:15Rank 5 from verse 12
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    15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  6. Genesis 2:17Rank 6 from verse 12
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    17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

  7. Psalms 51:5Rank 7 from verse 12
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    5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

  8. Genesis 3:19Rank 8 from verse 12
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    19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  9. 1 John 1:8–10Rank 9 from verse 12
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    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  10. Genesis 3:6Rank 10 from verse 12
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    6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  11. Ezekiel 18:4Rank 11 from verse 12
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    4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

  12. Romans 5:21Rank 12 from verse 12
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    21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  13. James 3:2Rank 13 from verse 12
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    2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

  14. Revelation 20:14–15Rank 14 from verse 12
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    14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

    15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

  15. Romans 5:14–17Rank 15 from verse 12
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    14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

    15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

    16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

    17For 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.)

  16. Genesis 3:22–24Rank 16 from verse 12
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    22¶ And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

    23Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

    24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

From verse 13

  1. Romans 4:15Rank 1 from verse 13
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    15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:56Rank 2 from verse 13
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    56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

  3. 1 John 3:4Rank 3 from verse 13
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    4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

  4. Genesis 4:7–11Rank 4 from verse 13
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    7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

    8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

    9¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

    10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

    11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

  5. Genesis 38:10Rank 5 from verse 13
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    10And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

  6. Genesis 38:7Rank 6 from verse 13
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    7And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

  7. Genesis 13:13Rank 7 from verse 13
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    13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

  8. Genesis 18:20Rank 8 from verse 13
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    20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

  9. Genesis 19:4Rank 9 from verse 13
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    4¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

  10. Genesis 6:11Rank 10 from verse 13
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    11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

  11. Genesis 6:5–6Rank 11 from verse 13
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    5¶ And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

    6And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

  12. Genesis 8:21Rank 12 from verse 13
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    21And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

  13. 1 John 3:14Rank 13 from verse 13
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    14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

  14. Genesis 19:32Rank 14 from verse 13
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    32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

  15. Genesis 19:36Rank 15 from verse 13
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    36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

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Romans 5:12

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

entered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enter, meaning to go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

passed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Romans 5:13

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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imputed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of impute, meaning to reckon, attribute, or place to someone's account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

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5:13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

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5:14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

5:15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

5:16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

5:17For 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.)

5:18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

5:19For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

5:20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

5:21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

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