14 but the death did reign from Adam till Moses, even upon those not having sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of him who is coming.
so also it hath been written, `The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam `is' for a life-giving spirit,
And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, ``Let us go into the field;'' and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.
And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth. And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos. And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth. And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan. And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth. And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel. And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth. And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared. And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth. And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch. And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth. And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah. And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years. And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him. And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech. And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth. And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son, and calleth his name Noah, saying, `This `one' doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.' And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters. And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth.
all in whose nostrils `is' breath of a living spirit -- of all that `is' in the dry land -- have died.
and He overthroweth these cities, and all the circuit, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which is shooting up from the ground.
and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, `Every son who is born -- into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive.'
And it cometh to pass, at midnight, that Jehovah hath smitten every first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the first-born of the captive who `is' in the prison-house, and every first-born of beasts. And Pharaoh riseth by night, he and all his servants, and all the Egyptians, and there is a great cry in Egypt, for there is not a house where there is not `one' dead,
and I -- have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left -- and much cattle!'
for if by the offence of the one the death did reign through the one, much more those, who the abundance of the grace and of the free gift of the righteousness are receiving, in life shall reign through the one -- Jesus Christ.
for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject `it' -- in hope,
for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now.
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Commentary on Romans 5 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 5
The apostle, having made good his point, and fully proved justification by faith, in this chapter proceeds in the explication, illustration, and application of that truth.
Rom 5:1-5
The precious benefits and privileges which flow from justification are such as should quicken us all to give diligence to make it sure to ourselves that we are justified, and then to take the comfort it renders to us, and to do the duty it calls for from us. The fruits of this tree of life are exceedingly precious.
Rom 5:6-21
The apostle here describes the fountain and foundation of justification, laid in the death of the Lord Jesus. The streams are very sweet, but, if you run them up to the spring-head, you will find it to be Christ's dying for us; it is in the precious stream of Christ's blood that all these privileges come flowing to us: and therefore he enlarges upon this instance of the love of God which is shed abroad. Three things he takes notice of for the explication and illustration of this doctrine:-