“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.
Church Fathers on Romans 5:19
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous. What he says seems indeed to involve no small question: but if any one attends to it diligently, this too will admit of an easy solution. What then is the question? It is the saying that through the offense of one many were made sinners. For the fact that when he had sinned and become mortal, those who were of him should be so also, is nothing unlikely. But how…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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