Commentary on Romans, Biblical exegesis 1 · Chapter 5 · Section 1
1. The text with the diuers readings.
v. 1. Then beeing iustified by faith, we hauehave peace (not let vsus hauehave peace, S. L.) toward God, thorough our Lord Iesus Christ:
2 By whome also we hauehave had accesse thorough faith into this grace, wherein we stand (by the which we stand. Be.) and reioyce vnderunder the hope Be. G.V. (in the hope, L.S.) of the glorie of God. (of the sonnes of God. L. but this is added.)
3 Neither that onelyonly, but also we reioyce in tribulation, knowing that tribulation (of afflection. V.S. oppression. Be.) bringeth forth patience, (worketh, G. in vsus, S. but this is not in the originall.)
4 And patie…e proofe, B.S.L.V. (or experience, Be.G. foreign. Gr.) and proofe (or experience) hope,
5 And hope maketh not ashamed, because the louelove of God is shedde abroad in our hearts by the holy Ghost, which is giuen vntounto vsus:
6 For Christ, when we were yet weake, at his time B.G. (that is, the appointed time, S. according to the time, Gr.) died for the vngodly. (not, to what ende, when we were yet weake died Christ for the vngodly? L. it is not put interrogatiuely, but passiuely in the originall.)
7 Doubtlesse one will scarce die for a righteous man: but yet for a good man (for one which is profitable to him, Be. he readeth the sense, not the words) it may be one dare die:
8 But God setteth out his louelove toward vsus, seeing that while (not seeing, if that while, S.) we were yet sinners, Christ died for vsus.
9 Beeing iustified therefore by his blood, much more shall we be saued thorough him from wrath.
10 For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God (God was reconciled to vsus, S.) by the death of his Sonne, much more beeing reconciled we shall be saued (liue, S.) by his life.
11 And not onelyonly so, but we also reioyce in God, thorough our Lord Iesus Christ, by whome we hauehave obtained V. Be. (receiued, Gr.) reconciliation: (atonement, B.G.)
12 Wherefore as by one man sinne entred into the world, and death by sinne, and so (euen so, B.) death went ouer all men, in whome (namely Adam, Be. not in as much as S.V.B.) all men hauehave sinned.
13 For vntounto the time of the law, was sinne in the world, but sinne is not imputed, while there is no law.
14 But death raigned from Adam vntounto Moses, euen ouer them, that sinned after the like manner (after the similitude, Gr.) of the transgression of Adam, which was the figure of him, that was to come:
15 But yet not as the offence, so is also the gift: for if by the offence of that one, many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is of one man (by one man, B.G.) hath abounded vntounto many.
16 And not, as that which entred by one which sinned: (not, as the sinne of one, S.L. for the word is foreign, sinning, or that sinned: or, as by one that sinned, death entred, V. for that followeth in the next verse) so is the gift: for the fault (sinne, B. not, iudgement, S.L.V. because of the words following, to condemnation, foreign, Gr.) came of one offence (which must be supplied out of the next clause) vntounto condemnation: but the gift is of many offences to iustification.
17 For if by one offence Be. (better then by the offence of one, B.G.S.V.L.) for so much is expressed in the words following) death raigned thorough one: much more shall they, which receiue the abundance of grace (that abundance of grace, G.) and of the gift of righteousnes, raigne in life thorough one, that is, Iesus Christ:
18 Likewise then, as by one offence Be. (not the offence of one, cater, see the former vers.) the fault came vponupon all men to condemnation, so by one iustification Be. (not the iustification of one, B.G. cum caeter. for the word foreign is put in the first place, otherwise it should be put after, as in the next verse) the benefit redounded vntounto all men to the iustification of life:
19 For as by the disobedience of one, many were made sinners; so by the obedience of one many shall be made righteous.
20 Moreouer, the Law entred thereupon, (by the way, V. in the meane time, B.) that the offence should encrease: B. Be. (abound, V. G.) but where sinne increased, grace abounded much more:
21 That as sinne had raigned vntounto death (in death, V. S. L. so is the word in the originall is, in, but he meaneth vntounto death, as appeareth by the other opposite part, vntounto eternall death) so might grace also raigne by righteousnes vntounto eternall life, thorough Iesus Christ our Lord.