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Romans 5:14

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Nevertheless 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.
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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:45Rank 1 from verse 14
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    45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

  2. Hebrews 9:27Rank 2 from verse 14
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    27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

  3. Romans 5:17Rank 3 from verse 14
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    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.)

  4. Genesis 7:22Rank 4 from verse 14
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    22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

  5. Romans 5:21Rank 5 from verse 14
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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.

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Romans 5:14

COMBINED MEANING

reigned

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Past-tense or past-participial form of reign (to rule as a king or exercise sovereign authority).

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COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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similitude

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A likeness, resemblance, form, figure, representation, image, or pattern by which one thing is seen or compared with another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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transgression

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The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.

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

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figure

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Sense 1: A form, shape, image, or likeness. Sense 2: A type, representative pattern, or figurative correspondence.

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

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

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.

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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.

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