Romans 5:14
Nevertheless 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.
Cross-references
Romans 5:17 expands the Adam-Christ typology, contrasting death's reign through Adam with life's reign through Christ, directly building on the type.
Romans 5:21 concludes the comparison: as sin reigned in death, grace reigns through righteousness to eternal life, reinforcing the typology.
Romans 6:9 contrasts death's former reign (v.14) with Christ's victory — death no longer has dominion over Him.
Genesis 5:5-31 repeatedly notes 'and he died' for each patriarch, concretely showing death's reign from Adam to Moses.
Hebrews 9:27 states that death is appointed for everyone once, directly affirming the universal reign of death.
1 Corinthians 15:55 taunts death's defeat, contrasting with the death reign described in v.14.
Genesis 4:8 records Cain's murder of Abel, an early instance of death reigning after Adam's fall, illustrating the reign of death.
Genesis 7:22 describes all land creatures dying in the flood, another demonstration of death's universal reign during that period.
Genesis 19:25 recounts the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, an event showing death reigning through judgment, supporting the claim.
Exodus 1:6 notes the death of Joseph and his generation, continuing the pattern of death's reign from Adam to Moses.