Romans 5:12 (WEB)
Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death passed to all men because all sinned.
Catechism · 6
"I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body"
“Death is a consequence of sin. the Church's Magisterium, as authentic interpreter of the affirmations of Scripture and Tradition, teaches that death entered the world on account of man's sin.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 2:17; 3:3; 3:19; Wis 1:13; Rom 5:12; 6:23; DS 1511.
The Fall
“Although to some extent the People of God in the Old Testament had tried to understand the pathos of the human condition in the light of the history of the fall narrated in Genesis, they could not grasp this story's ultimate meaning, which is revealed only in the light of the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 5:12-21.
“Death makes its entrance into human history.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 5:12.
“All men are implicated in Adam's sin, as St. Paul affirms: "By one man's disobedience many (that is, all men) were made sinners": "sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all men sinned."” — Catechism footnote: Rom 5:12, 19.
Jesus Died Crucified
“Man's sins, following on original sin, are punishable by death.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 5:12; I Cor 15:56.
“Like ours, his human nature is destined for eternal life; but unlike ours, it is perfectly exempt from sin, the cause of death.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 5:12; Heb 4:15.
Fathers and councils · 25
John Damascene
“Since our Lord Jesus Christ was without sin (for He committed no sin, He Who took away the sin of the world, nor was there any deceit found in His mouth) He was not subject to death, since death came into the world through sin.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
“(Rom. 5:12) And therefore every one is born with the foreskin, because every one is born with the fault of his propagation. (vite propagenis) And God does not…” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Luke
“(Rom. 5:12.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Luke
“But in that Adam had sinned death entered in the world, (Rom. 5:12.) in the righteousness of Christ death was to be destroyed.” — the author cites it
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“For since by one man came death, by One Man came also life; by One Man, the Saviour, dying of His own accord: for remember what He said, I have power to lay down My life, and I have power to take it again.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12, 17.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.7Conference XIII
“But if He calls not all generally but only some, it follows that not all are heavy laden either with original or actual sin, and that this saying is not a true one: “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;” nor can we believe that “death passed on all men.”” — editor's note: Rom. iii. 23; v. 12.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Nay, nor even in His very Body was any sin, but the likeness of sinful flesh there was in the Lord; because death is not but by sin, and surely that Body was mortal.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
Read the whole comment“For, “Through one man,” saith the Apostle, “sin hath entered into this world, and through sin death, and so hath passed unto all men, in that all have sinned.”” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
Read the whole comment“For the anger of God is not greater on the sins of Adam (through whom alone “sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men”), because they live a much shorter time than the men of old; since even the length of their days is ridiculed in the comparison of a thousand years to yesterday…” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
Read the whole comment“For, “By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned.”” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12—in quo.
Read the whole comment“Then the apostle adds, “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned;” etc.: in which he disputes at some length concerning the two men; the one the first Adam, through whose sin and death we, his descendants, are bound by, as it…” — editor's note: Rom. v. 8, 12
Read the whole comment“By one man,” he says, “sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men by him in whom all sinned.”” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
Read the whole comment“For forasmuch “as all had sinned, and needed the glory of God; because by one man sin entered into the world, and death by his sin in whom all have sinned;” therefore is it grace because given gratuitously.” — editor's note: Rom. iii. 23, v. 12.
Read the whole comment“For he shows that he sinned when he says, “By one man sin entered into the world,” and immediately after more distinctly, “In the likeness of Adam’s transgression.”” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
Read the whole comment“But even the infants, not personally in their own life, but according to the common origin of the human race, have all broken God’s covenant in that one in whom all have sinned.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12, 19.
Read the whole comment“And thus “by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.”” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12
Read the whole comment“However, even in that one sin, which “by one man entered into the world, and so passed upon all men,” and on account of which infants are baptized, a number of distinct sins may be observed, if it be analyzed as it were into its separate elements.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12
Read the whole comment“By one man came death, just as by one man the resurrection of the dead; and by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
Read the whole comment“Here you have one day of death because man inherits it from the seed stock of death.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“For as by one man, as saith Paul (and it is the truth), sin passed upon all men, so by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we shall all rise.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
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John Chrysostom
““He slew the first man, having found him guilty of sin, (for ‘by sin death entered’— Rom. v. 12 ;) but in Me this he found not.” — the author cites it
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Basil the Great
“Just as the death which is in the flesh, transmitted to us through Adam, was swallowed up by the Godhead, so was the sin taken away by the righteousness which is in Christ Jesus, so that in the resurrection we receive back the flesh neither liable to death nor subject to sin.” — editor's note: cf. Rom. v. 12 ad fin.
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Ambrose of Milan
“And so although through the sin of one alone, yet it passed upon all; that we may not refuse to acknowledge Him to be also the Author of death, Whom we do not refuse to acknowledge as the Author of our race; and that, as through…” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12.
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Aphrahat
“They know that by the sentence of judgment death has held sway, because Adam transgressed the commandment; as the Apostle said:—Death ruled from Adam unto Moses even over those who sinned not, so that also upon all the children of Adam it passed, even as it passed upon Adam.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 14, 12.
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Clement of Alexandria
“…peccatum ingressum est in mundum, per peccaturn quoque mors ad omnes homines pervasit, quatenus omnes peccaverunt; et regnavit mors ab Adam usque ad Moysen,” inquit Apostolus: naturali autem divinæ ceconomiæ necessitate mors sequitur generationem: et corporis et animæ conjunctionem consequitur eorum dissolutio.” — editor's note: Rom. v. 12–14.
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