“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
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. Disobedience and obedience define the contrast. Adam's disobedience constituted the many as sinners; Christ's obedience—his submission to God's will, culminating in death—constitutes the many as righteous. Imputation works in both directions: Adam's sin and Christ's righteousness are credited to all.
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