Romans 5:15
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Cross-reference
Romans 5:12 introduces the trespass of one man bringing sin and death—setting up the contrast that verse 15 then makes with the gift.
Romans 5:16 expands on the contrast: the gift is not like the trespass—judgment came from one sin, but grace covers many.
Romans 5:17 reinforces the 'much more' logic: death reigned through Adam, but believers reign in life through Christ.
Romans 5:12 introduces the trespass of one man bringing sin and death—setting up the contrast that verse 15 then makes with the gift.
Romans 5:20 shows the law increased trespass, but grace abounded more—deepening verse 15's contrast.
Romans 6:23 contrasts sin's wage with God's free gift of eternal life—expanding the outcome of the gift in Romans 5.
Isaiah 53:11 shows the righteous servant making many righteous — the same 'many' who receive the free gift of grace in Romans 5:15, fulfilling prophecy.
Revelation 7:14-17 depicts the saved multitude washed in the Lamb’s blood — the full realization of the grace gift for many in Romans 5:15.
1 John 5:11 testifies that God gave us eternal life in His Son—this is the content of the free gift.
1 John 4:10 defines love as God sending His Son as propitiation for sins—the basis of the free gift.
1 John 2:2 says Christ is propitiation for the whole world — broadening the 'many' in Romans 5:15 to a universal scope.
Hebrews 2:9 shows Jesus tasting death for everyone by God's grace—echoing the grace that brings the free gift.
Ephesians 2:8 calls salvation the gift of God by grace—defining the 'free gift' in Romans as unearned grace.
Matthew 20:28 specifies Christ giving His life as a ransom for many—identifying the one man through whom the free gift comes.
Matthew 26:28 shows Christ's blood poured out for many for forgiveness—the means by which the free gift is given.
John 3:16 reveals the gift: God gave His Son so believers have eternal life—the ultimate expression of the free gift.
Isaiah 53:5 depicts the Servant’s atoning wounds for our transgressions, providing the basis for the gift of grace through Christ here.
2 Corinthians 3:9 uses the same 'much more' logic contrasting condemnation and righteousness, echoing the abounding grace here.
Hebrews 9:28 says Christ bore the sins of many once for all, paralleling the one man's gift for many here.
1 Timothy 1:14 says grace overflowed with faith and love, directly paralleling the abounding grace in Christ here.
2 Corinthians 5:14 states that one died for all, paralleling Christ's one-man gift for many here and adding the motive of Christ's love.
1 Corinthians 15:56 explains that sin is the sting of death and the law empowers sin, deepening the link between trespass and death in this verse.
Revelation 7:9 shows a countless multitude from every nation — the result of the free gift that abounded for many in Romans 5:15.
Titus 2:11 describes grace appearing for all salvation, parallel to the universal grace gift here.
Titus 3:7 speaks of justification by grace and becoming heirs, echoing the justification through grace in this passage.
Ephesians 1:6 praises the glorious grace with which we are blessed in Christ, mirroring the grace and gift in Christ here.
1 John 4:9 reveals God sent His Son so we might live through Him—the love behind the free gift in Romans.
2 Corinthians 9:15 thanks God for His inexpressible gift—celebrating the same free gift of grace in Christ.
Isaiah 55:7 promises abundant pardon to the repentant — echoing the abounding grace for many in Romans 5:15.
Revelation 7:10 declares salvation belongs to God and the Lamb — the source of the grace gift described in Romans 5:15.