Romans 5:12 - Do All Men Die Because of Adam's Sin?
{Romans 5:12} Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed upon all for that all have sin. -- Restoration Light Improved. We should first note that some believe that we are not all dying because of Adam's sin, because of the way Romans 5:12 is rendered in almost all translations. They would claim that Romans 5:12 says all die because of their own sin. The first part of the verse, however, definitely shows that sin entered into the world by means of one man. Subsequent verses show that all are condemned by that one man's sin. Thus, the latter part of verse 12, however it may be rendered, should be understood in harmony with the context. We should not separate the final part of verse 12 from the context and use it to claim that all are not dying because of Adam's sin, but each dies because of individual sin. In most translations, the latter part of the verse states something like the World English, which states, ...
