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16 And the gift is not like the effect of the one man’s sin, for the judgment that followed the one trespass resulted in a verdict of condemnation, but the gracious gift that followed many trespasses resulted in a verdict of justification.

17 Indeed, if by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through the one man, it is even more certain that those who receive the overflowing grace of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ!

18 So then, just as one trespass led to a verdict of condemnation for all people, so also one righteous verdict led to life-giving justification[a] for all people.

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  1. Romans 5:18 Or justification of life