The Bible Verse Romans 5: 12
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Romans 5: 12
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Loading ...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:
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In the last phrase, “for that,” the Greek is EF W. “EF” is a contraction for “EPI,” which means “upon” or “because” depending on whether we are talking location or causality. Then “W” means “which.” So, it must be translated either “upon which” or “because of which.” “Upon which” is clearly not applicable as we are not talking location. It must be because of which. Most translations merely say “because” thus ignoring the word “W” which means “which.” The KJV essentially does the same, since “for that” boils down to “because.” The translation is wrong. It should read:
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; EVEN so death passed upon all men, BECAUSE OF WHICH all have sinned:”
The idea is that Adam’s sin has brought mortality on us all, and mortality causes us to sin. Why does mortality cause us to sin? Because the fear of death keeps us in bondage to sin; see Hebrews 2:15 and 1st Corinthians 15:32.
Hebrews 2:15 “And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
1st Corinthians 15:32 “If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.”