Romans 5:21

Conservative English Version

Sin ruled by means of death. But God's kindness now rules, and God has accepted us because of Jesus Christ our Lord. This means that we will have eternal life.

Cross References

Matthew 25:46

Then Jesus said, "Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life."

John 1:14

The Word became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the kindness and all the truth of God have come down to us.

John 10:28

and I give them eternal life, so that they will never be lost. No one can snatch them out of my hand.

Romans 4:13

God promised Abraham and his descendants that he would give them the world. This promise wasn't made because Abraham had obeyed a law, but because his faith in God made him acceptable.

Romans 5:12

Adam sinned, and that sin brought death into the world. Now everyone has sinned, and so everyone must die.

Romans 5:14

Yet death still had power over all who lived from the time of Adam to the time of Moses. This happened, though not everyone disobeyed a direct command from God, as Adam did. In some ways Adam is like Christ who came later.

Romans 5:17

Death ruled like a king because Adam had sinned. But that cannot compare with what Jesus Christ has done. God has been so kind to us, and he has accepted us because of Jesus. And so we will live and rule like kings.

Romans 6:12

Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires

Romans 6:14

Don't let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God's kindness and not by the Law.

Romans 6:16

Don't you know that you are slaves of anyone you obey? You can be slaves of sin and die, or you can be obedient slaves of God and be acceptable to him.

Romans 6:23

Sin pays off with death. But God's gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 8:10

But Christ lives in you. So you are alive because God has accepted you, even though your bodies must die because of your sins.

Titus 2:11

God has shown us how kind he is by coming to save all people.

Hebrews 4:16

So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness, and we will find help.

1 Peter 5:10

But God shows undeserved kindness to everyone. That's why he appointed Christ Jesus to choose you to share in his eternal glory. You will suffer for a while, but God will make you complete, steady, strong, and firm.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ. To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Savior Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.

1 John 2:25

The Son has promised us eternal life.