Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.
Romans 5:12 · World English Bible
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The same threadGenesis 3:6-7
The first disobedience through which sin entered the world.
“When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too. Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.”
The same threadRomans 3:23
All have sinned: because all died in the one man's transgression.
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
In contrast toEzekiel 18:20
The soul who sins will die: the just sentence for the offense.
“The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.”
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The same thread (this verse)Romans 6:23
Sin entered through one man, and death through sin: the wage of the offense.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”