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NASB | Romans 5:12 ¶ 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-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 5:12 ¶ Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned. |
Bible Question (short): Adam and sin entering the world. |
Question (full): I've been reading Romans. In Chapter 5, verse 12 it discusses how sin entered the world through Adam. Anyone have any insight into how exactly? Was sin inherited through Adam, or was Adam a representative so to speak? |