Romans 5:12

New Century Version

Sin came into the world because of what one man did, and with sin came death. This is why everyone must die—because everyone sinned.

Cross References

Genesis 2:17

but you must not eat the fruit from the tree which gives the knowledge of good and evil. If you ever eat fruit from that tree, you will die!”

Genesis 3:19

You will sweat and work hard for your food. Later you will return to the ground, because you were taken from it. You are dust, and when you die, you will return to the dust.”

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Psalm 51:5

I was brought into this world in sin. In sin my mother gave birth to me.

Ezekiel 18:4

Every living thing belongs to me. The life of the parent is mine, and the life of the child is mine. The person who sins is the one who will die.

Romans 3:23

Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard,

Romans 5:18

So as one sin of Adam brought the punishment of death to all people, one good act that Christ did makes all people right with God. And that brings true life for all.

Romans 5:19

One man disobeyed God, and many became sinners. In the same way, one man obeyed God, and many will be made right.

Romans 5:21

Sin once used death to rule us, but God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule by making people right with him. And this brings life forever through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:21

You did evil things, and now you are ashamed of them. Those things only bring death.

Romans 6:23

The payment for sin is death. But God gives us the free gift of life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:56

Death’s power to hurt is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

Ephesians 2:3

In the past all of us lived like them, trying to please our sinful selves and doing all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We should have suffered God’s anger because we were sinful by nature. We were the same as all other people.

James 1:15

This desire leads to sin, and then the sin grows and brings death.

James 3:2

We all make many mistakes. If people never said anything wrong, they would be perfect and able to control their entire selves, too.