18 Therefore, everyone was condemned through one failure, and everyone received God’s life-giving approval through one verdict.
19 Clearly, through one person’s disobedience humanity became sinful, and through one person’s obedience humanity will receive God’s approval.
20 The laws in Moses’ Teachings were added to increase the failure. But where sin increased, God’s kindness increased even more.
21 As sin ruled by bringing death, God’s kindness would rule by bringing us his approval. This results in our living forever because of Jesus Christ our Lord.