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Romans 5:19 — King James Version← Study notes

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.


Romans 5:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 5:1923 words
GreekMeaning
ὥσπερhōsper
For aswordG5618
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
παρακοῆςparakoēs
disobediencenounG3876
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἑνὸςhenos
oneadjectiveG1519
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
mannounG444
ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloi
sinnersadjectiveG268
κατεστάθησανkatestathēsan
were madeverbG2525
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πολλοίpolloi
manyadjectiveG4183
οὕτωςhoutōs
soadverbG3779
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ὑπακοῆςhypakoēs
obediencenounG5218
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἑνὸςhenos
OneadjectiveG1519
δίκαιοιdikaioi
righteousadjectiveG1342
κατασταθήσονταιkatastathēsontai
will be madeverbG2525
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πολλοίpolloi
manyadjectiveG4183
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 10 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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