“But 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.”
But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many! The contrast between Adam and Christ structures the argument. Adam's trespass brought death to the many; Christ's grace and gift overflow to the many. The dynamics are opposite: one brings condemnation; one brings abundance.
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