Romanos 5:18

18 Así es, un solo pecado de Adán trae condenación para todos, pero un solo acto de justicia de Cristo trae una relación correcta con Dios y vida nueva para todos.

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 y el resultado del regalo del favor inmerecido de Dios es muy diferente de la consecuencia del pecado de ese primer hombre. Pues el pecado de Adán llevó a la condenación, pero el regalo de Dios nos lleva a ser declarados justos a los ojos de Dios, a pesar de que somos culpables de muchos pecados.

17 Pues el pecado de un solo hombre, Adán, hizo que la muerte reinara sobre muchos; pero aún más grande es la gracia maravillosa de Dios y el regalo de su justicia, porque todos los que lo reciben vivirán en victoria sobre el pecado y la muerte por medio de un solo hombre, Jesucristo.

18 Así es, un solo pecado de Adán trae condenación para todos, pero un solo acto de justicia de Cristo trae una relación correcta con Dios y vida nueva para todos.

19 Por uno solo que desobedeció a Dios, muchos pasaron a ser pecadores; pero por uno solo que obedeció a Dios, muchos serán declarados justos.

20 La ley de Dios fue entregada para que toda la gente se diera cuenta de la magnitud de su pecado, pero mientras más pecaba la gente, más abundaba la gracia maravillosa de Dios.