Romanos 5:18

18 Así que, de la manera que por la iniquidad de uno vino la culpa a todos los hombres para condenación, así por la justicia de uno vino la gracia a todos los hombres para justificación de vida

Romanos 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 5:18

Therefore as by the offence of one
Or by one offence, as before, the guilt of which is imputed to, and

[judgment came] upon all men to condemnation;
which word is used in a legal sense, and intends condemnation to eternal death, as appears from the antithesis in the text; for if "justification of life", means an adjudging to eternal life, as it certainly does, the judgment or guilt, which is unto condemnation, must design a condemnation to eternal death, the just wages of sin: and this sentence of condemnation comes upon all men, all the sons of Adam without exception, even upon the elect of God themselves; though it is not executed upon them, but on their surety, whereby they are delivered from it:

even so by the righteousness of one, [the free gift] came upon all
men to justification of life;
the righteousness of Christ being freely imputed without works, as it is to all the men that belong to the second Adam, to all his seed and offspring, is their justification of life, or what adjudges and entitles them to eternal life. The sentence of justification was conceived in the mind of God from eternity, when his elect were ordained unto eternal life, on the foot of his Son's righteousness; this passed on Christ at his resurrection from the dead, and on all his people as considered in him, when they, in consequence of it, were quickened together with him; and this passes upon the conscience of a sinner at believing, when he may, as he should, reckon himself alive unto God, and is what gives him a right and title to everlasting life and glory.

Romanos 5:18 In-Context

16 Ni tampoco de la manera que por un pecado, así también el don; porque el juicio a la verdad vino de un pecado para condenación, mas la gracia vino de muchos delitos para justificación

17 Porque, si por un delito reinó la muerte por causa de uno solo, mucho más reinarán en vida por uno solo, Jesús, el Cristo, los que reciben la abundancia de gracia, y de dones y de la justicia

18 Así que, de la manera que por la iniquidad de uno vino la culpa a todos los hombres para condenación, así por la justicia de uno vino la gracia a todos los hombres para justificación de vida

19 Porque como por la desobediencia de un hombre muchos fueron hechos pecadores, así por la obediencia de uno, muchos serán hechos justos

20 La ley empero entró para que el delito creciera; mas cuando el pecado creció, sobrepujó la gracia