And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam {was made} a quickening spirit.

For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) {by one man's...: or, by one offence}

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

All in whose nostrils {was} the breath of life, of all that {was} in the dry {land}, died. {the breath...: Heb. the breath of the spirit of life}

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. {the...: or, every creature}

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and {also} much cattle?

But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. {men: or, Adam}

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected {the same} in hope,

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that {was} in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. {dungeon: Heb. house of the pit}

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

O death, where {is} thy sting? O grave, where {is} thy victory? {grave: or, hell}

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: {for that: or, in whom}

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

Which {was} a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. {our...: Gr. our figures}

Accounting that God {was} able to raise {him} up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

The like figure whereunto {even} baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: