Romans 5, 12 to 21.

Therefore, just as through one man, sin entered into the world and death through sin and so death spread to all men because all

sinned. For until the law sin was in the, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of

Adam who is a type of Him who was to come. But the free gift is not like the transgression.

For if by the transgression of the one, the many died,

much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ,

abound to the many.

And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned.

For on the one hand, the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation.

But on the other hand, the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting

in justification. For, if by the transgression of the one, death reined through the one, much more those who receive

the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one Jesus Christ.

So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men,

even so through one act of righteousness, they resulted justification of life

to all men.

For as through the one man's disobedience, the many were made sinners.

Even so, through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous.

And the law came in that the transgression might increase.

But where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.

That as sin reined in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Let's pray together.

Father, I want to thank you publicly for the mercy and the kindness that was poured out on me last Sunday.

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