Romans 5

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

KJV WEB

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KJVTherefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
WEBBeing therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
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KJVBy whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
WEBthrough whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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KJVAnd not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
WEBNot only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;
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KJVAnd patience, experience; and experience, hope:
WEBand perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;
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KJVAnd hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
WEBand hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
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KJVFor when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
WEBFor while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
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KJVFor scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
WEBFor one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a good person someone would even dare to die.
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KJVBut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
WEBBut God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
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KJVMuch more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
WEBMuch more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.
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KJVFor if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
WEBFor if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.
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KJVAnd not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
WEBNot only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
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KJVWherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
WEBTherefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death passed to all men because all sinned.
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KJV(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
WEBFor until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.
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KJVNevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
WEBNevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren’t like Adam’s disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.
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KJVBut 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.
WEBBut 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.
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KJVAnd not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
WEBThe gift is not as through one who sinned; for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift followed many trespasses to justification.
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KJVFor if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
WEBFor if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
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KJVTherefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
WEBSo then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.
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KJVFor as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
WEBFor as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.
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KJVMoreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
WEBThe law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly,
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KJVThat as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
WEBthat as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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