Romans 5
Romans 5 unfolds the results of justification — peace with God, access to grace, and the proof of God's love: 'while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.'
The Book of Romans · New Testament · chapter 5 of 16.
Where this chapter sits
Four chapters of argument about how a person is set right with God, using Abraham as the test case, lead into this turn toward consequence. It opens by naming peace, access and hope, then broadens into a long comparison between Adam and Christ, treating one man's trespass and one man's act of righteousness as parallel hinges of history. That comparison sets up the next chapter's objection, whether grace gives sin room to grow.
Key verses (KJV)
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” — Romans 5:8 (KJV)
What to notice as you read
Trace the shift after verse 11, from firsthand argument, we have, we rejoice, to a sweeping historical comparison, sin entered the world through one man. The repeated phrase much more argues from lesser to greater, anchoring hope in what Christ's one act accomplished against Adam's one trespass.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Romans 5 come in Romans?
It is chapter 5 of 16 in Romans, a book of Epistle in the New Testament. The other widely-read chapters of Romans are linked further down this page.
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