Berean Standard Bible
“For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.”
Paul is comparing Adam and Christ as two figures who each set a course for many others. Adam stands at the head of a humanity marked by sin and death, while Christ stands at the head of a new humanity marked by grace and life.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
World English Bible (WEB)
For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.
King James Version (KJV)
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 (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Because, as numbers of men became sinners through the wrongdoing of one man, even so will great numbers get righteousness through the keeping of the word of God by one man.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque como por la desobediencia de un hombre los muchos fueron constituídos pecadores, así por la obediencia de uno los muchos serán constituídos justos.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
En otras palabras, al desobedecer a Dios, Adán hizo que nos volviéramos pecadores; pero Cristo, que obedeció, nos hizo aceptables ante Dios.
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