The Offence and the Free Gift
J. Lyth, D. D. Romans 5:15 But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God… 1. The offence originated with man, the free gift in the grace of God. 2. The offence operated necessarily by a just law, the gift is free through Jesus Christ. 3. The offence results in death, the free gift abounds unto everlasting life. (J. Lyth, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. WEB: But the free gift isn't like the trespass. For if by the trespass 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.