Romans
Romans 5:12
12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | Διὰ | Dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| just as | ὥσπερ | hōsper | Adverb | G5618 just as, as |
| sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| entered | εἰσῆλθεν | eisēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμον | kosmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| through | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| one | ἑνὸς | henos | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| man | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| death | θάνατος | thanatos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| sin | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| so | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| death | θάνατος | thanatos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| was passed on | διῆλθεν | diēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1330 I pass through, spread a report |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| all | πάντας | pantas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| men | ἀνθρώπους | anthrōpous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| because | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| sinned | ἥμαρτον | hēmarton | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G264 I sin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 15:21–22 · Romans 5:19 · Romans 6:23 · Romans 3:23 · James 1:15 · Genesis 2:17 · Psalm 51:5 · Genesis 3:19 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Genesis 3:6 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Romans 5:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.