“Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”
Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one act of righteousness resulted in justification and life for all people. The symmetry becomes perfect: one trespass produces condemnation for all; one righteous act—Christ's obedience unto death—produces justification and life for all. The scope is universal: all are implicated in Adam; all may be implicated in Christ.
Church Fathers on Romans 5:18
“For if by one man's offense death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift and of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” What he says, amounts to this nearly. What armed death against the world? The one man's eating from the tree only. If then death attained so great power from one offense, when it is found that certain received a grace and righteousness out of all proportion to that sin, how shall they still be…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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